Dallas Opera spares no expense with history-making Show Boat

Though not technically an opera, Show Boat is a natural fit for such a company to perform. Dallas Opera, using Francesca Zambello's Lyric Opera of Chicago production, has breathed new life into the American classic with soaring voices and nuanced performances. The sheer scale of Show Boat, based on Edna Ferber's sweeping book, can be intimidating. Spanning from the late 1800s to the 1920s, it follows the daughter of a river boat entertainer as she...

Dallas art galleries bloom this month with intriguing mix of works

Birds, bunnies, and blooms of all sorts make for some very seasonally appropriate Dallas art gallery shows this month. Add in an alternate universe created by a singular talent, and you've got one of the more intriguing mixes of work (and mediums) we've seen in quite some time. Here is what's naturally wonderful in April: "Spelboken," Natasha Bowdoin, at Talley Dunn Gallery Reception: April 1, 6-8 pm ​Exhibition dates: April 1-May 14 Timing is everything,...