Music Hall at Fair Park, Opera house and theatre in Fair Park, Dallas, US
Music Hall at Fair Park is a tan brick and stone theatre in Dallas's Fair Park, two stories tall with a central block flanked by square towers capped by pale domes on octagonal drums. A pale stone band crosses the facade between levels, and a red clay-tiled roof edge runs above a wide recessed dark opening at ground level. It seats 3,420.
The building opened in 1925 as part of the fairgrounds complex built for the Texas State Fair, initially serving as a performance space tied to the annual fair season. Over time it moved beyond its fair roots and became a year-round venue for the city's theatre and music life.
The hall is the home of Dallas Summer Musicals, a nonprofit that has brought professional Broadway productions to the city for decades. Many visitors associate this venue with their first experience of a full-scale stage musical.
The theatre sits inside Fair Park, where parking is available on the grounds and easy to find on performance nights. The building has accessible entrances and the seating area includes spots for visitors with mobility needs.
The Music Hall opened on 10 October 1925 with a performance of Sigmund Romberg's operetta The Student Prince. Its stage was the Dallas Opera's home from 1957, when conductor Nicola Rescigno gave an opening concert with Maria Callas and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, until the company moved to the Winspear Opera House in 2009.
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