Performance Venues

 
Bass Performance Hall     www.basshall.com
525 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102

The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall complex is the crown jewel of a city which boasts one of the nation's largest cultural districts. It is also an important symbol of one of the most successful downtown revitalization efforts in the country.

Built entirely with private funds, Bass Performance Hall is the permanent home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts. It also hosts special productions by Casa Mañana and Performing Arts Fort Worth.

The 2,056-seat multipurpose Hall, designed by David M.Schwarz Architectural Services, Inc. with acoustics by Jaffee, Holden, Acoustics, Inc., is characteristic of the classic European opera house form.  An 80-foot diameter Great Dome, artfully painted by Scott and Stuart Gentling, tops the Founders Concert Theater.  Two 48-foot tall angels sculpted by Marton Varo from Texas limestone grace the Grand Facade.  Since the Hall opened in May 1998, the angels have become preeminent cultural icons of the entire Dallas / Fort Worth metropolitan area.  The Hall itself is renowned for its superb acoustics, exceptional sight lines and ambience that rivals the great halls of the world.

Bass Performance Hall is located on full city block encompassed by Commerce, Calhoun, 4th and 5th Streets in the historic Sundance Square district of downtown Fort Worth.  Ample free parking is available downtown after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on the weekends.

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Winspear Opera House     www.attpac.com
AT&T Performing Arts Center
2403 Flora Street  Dallas, TX 75201
 
Designed by Foster + Partners under Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman Foster, the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House is engineered specifically for performances of opera and musical theatre with its stages equipped for performances of ballet and other forms of dance.

A 21st century reinterpretation of the traditional "horseshoe" opera house, the Winspear Opera House's principal performance space, the Margaret McDermott Performance Hall, seats 2,200 (with capacity up to 2,300) and features retractable screens, a spacious fly-tower and variable acoustics. The Winspear Opera House also includes the Nancy Hamon Education and Recital Hall, a space that can be used for smaller performances seating audiences up to 200, as well as classes, rehearsals, meetings and events.

The Winspear Opera House provides state-of-the-art performance spaces for The Dallas Opera, Texas Ballet Theater, traveling Broadway productions, and numerous other performing arts organizations and touring productions that serve Dallas and the surrounding areas.

The opera house's principal entrance features the 60-foot Annette and Harold Simmons Signature Glass Façade that wraps three-quarters of the way around the building, creating transparency between the opera house and the surrounding Performance Park. The transparent façade provides dramatic views of the Margaret McDermott Performance Hall, which will be clad in vibrant red glass panels. From within the Winspear Opera House, the Simmons Glass Façade provides a sweeping view of the skyscrapers of downtown Dallas that line the northern edge of the Performance Park.

To enhance the connection with the Park, an 84-foot wide section of the glass façade is retractable to a height of 23 feet, literally opening up the Grand Lobby, Cafe and Box Circle-level restaurant to Sammons Park.

Radiating from the Winspear Opera House on all sides, the sky canopy provides shade over three acres of Sammons Park creating new outdoor spaces for visitors to gather and relax.

On-site, underground parking for the Winspear Opera House is available in the Lexus Parking areas located underneath the facility.  Additional parking is available throughout the Dallas Arts District.

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Wyly Theatre     www.attpac.com
AT&T Performing Arts Center
2400 Flora Street  Dallas, TX 75201
 
Designed by REX/OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize winning architect Rem Koolhaas, Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is one of the world's most innovative theatre facilities.

Situated on the south side of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts’ Grand Plaza, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater serves as a gateway to the Dallas Arts District from the downtown Dallas business center.

The 80,300-square-footbuilding 10-level building holds about 600 people, features a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented "stacked," vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre.

The flexibility of the facility allows the Wyly Theatre to host a wide range of classical and experimental drama, dance and musical productions, world-renowned vocalists and dance troupes. Unique spaces throughout the many levels of the building provide a variety of dramatic areas to host special events.

The design places the ancillary spaces above or below the auditorium, allowing directors to change the venue for theater performances to a wide variety of configurations, including proscenium, thrust and flat floor.

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Music Hall at Fair Park    www.liveatthemusichall.com
909 1st Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210
 
Nestled among the greatest concentration of genuine exposition art deco architecture in the world, the Music Hall at Fair Park made it's grand theatrical debut on October 10, 1925, with the musical premiere of Sigmund Romberg's, The Student Prince. However the real star of the show was the grand Hall itself which was dedicated "to the good, the true and the beautiful".

Designed in Spanish Baroque style with Moorish architectural influences, the Music Hall's design theme is embodied in six soaring stair towers capped with cast drum and dome and five great arcade porches overlooking panoramic views of Fair Park. In 1954 the Music Hall underwent its first major renovation by installing much-needed air conditioning.

In 1972 the Hall was remodeled again by expanding the lobby areas to create a grand foyer for the ticket office and space for the Crystal Terrace Restaurant. This project also enlarged the backstage area, providing a spacious annex and ample dressing rooms. The final touches included acoustical improvements and the installation of more comfortable seats creating a seating capacity of 3,420. In 1999 a refurbishment of all 3420 seats was completed, the theatre was re-carpeted, the interior repainted and a permanent gift store, infrared headset station and guest relations center were created. Other improvements and amenities, including booster seats, were added. The accommodating and spacious nature of the Music Hall make it a nationally recognized venue for Broadway musical touring companies, grand opera, ballet and other dance productions, concerts including live global television broadcasts, national pageants and a myriad of other large and small-scale public and private functions. The Music Hall is home to the Dallas Summer Musicals and seasonal performance of The Dallas Opera and Fort Worth Dallas Ballet.

More than just a cultural center, the Music Hall provides a refined venue for corporate meetings, black tie affairs, luncheons and banquets. Combining the elegance of fine dining with the beautiful views of Fair Park, the Crystal Terrace dining room offers a gourmet buffet prior to summer musical, opera and ballet seasonal performances and is the ideal location for dinners, receptions, meetings and private parties. The Crystal Terrace can accommodate up to five hundred guests for a seated dinner and larger numbers for receptions and special events.

With full catering capabilities, valet service available and a professional service staff, the Crystal Terrace can give personalized attention to the needs of tenants, making each event a memorable one.

With multiple loading docks at stage level, an orchestra pit which can house a full orchestra, ample backstage dressing rooms and property storage area, the Music Hall is unique in its ability to accommodate full-scale opera and musical touring productions. Broadway favorites including "Les Miserables", "Miss Saigon" and the Southwest Premier of "The Phantom of the Opera" and grand opera productions such as "Aida", "Madama Butterfly" and "The Barber of Seville" are just some of the presentations having appeared on the spacious Music Hall stage.

Under the careful management of DSM Management Group, Inc., an affiliate of Dallas Summer Musicals, the professional expertise of the Music Hall management staff and backstage personnel combine to offer friendly and efficient management of any show or event from load-in to load-out.

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