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Music

The SMU Meadows Chorale Staged a Flash Mob at the Winspear Opera House

A few minutes before the clock struck noon at the Winspear Opera House, the piano was tinkling in the background of the First Sight Luncheon. Waiters had just placed glasses of crystal clear water on the tables. Suddenly—a voice soared. It was one of the performers of the SMU Meadows Chorale group. At first, it seemed a scheduled part of the lunch. That’s when the entire Chorale burst onto the second floor balcony, holding colorful champagne flutes in their hands, singing one of the best known opera melodies of all time.

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Music

A 60-Second Aria from the Opera Free for All

A bite-sized aria from Puccini’s La Boheme from SMU’s Opera Free for All. The wide angle showcases the power of the voice. There are no mics.

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Theatre

12 Photos from SMU Theatre’s Production of Top Girls


The second main stage production from SMU Meadows Theatre was Top Girls. It debuted October 22 at the Margo Jones Theatre, and it ran through Sunday. The production was declared by arts writer Mark Ravenhill to be “the best play in the last 20 years.”

It opens with a dinner party in a London restaurant thrown by Marlene, the newly promoted managing director of the Top Girls employment agency. Her guests are famous women from history and myth, including Pope Joan, the Victorian traveler Isabella Bird, the 13th-century Japanese-courtesan-turned-Buddhist-nun Lady Nijo.

Photographer Kim Leeson went behind the scenes to capture the production.

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Music

Hear the Full Album from SYZYGY, SMU’s New Music Ensemble

Last fall, a handful of student composers set out to accomplish every musician’s dream: Create original music, record it in a top-notch studio and all the while be guided by experts. A group of six students and alumni were able to do just that with help from a three-time Grammy winner, a Meadows Prize winner and a highly respected, award-winning music composer and theorist.

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Film

Watch: The SMU and Dallas Film Society Film Camp

smufilm_SFA-festThe Dallas Film Society Summer Film Camp brings students together with professors from SMU’s Division of Film and Media arts, helping educate budding filmmakers, and stir up talent in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. The DFS’ sessions concentrate the production aspects of filmmaking, including screenwriting and acting. Here are scenes from the latest camp: