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date = "2016-11-17T09:49:00+00:00"
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primary_image_credit = "A scene from \"Becoming Santa Claus\" at The Dallas Opera, 2015. Photo by Karen Almond."
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title = "Becoming Santa Claus"
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- DVD release of Mark Adamo's opera *Becoming Santa Claus*. 
- Adamo wrote music and libretto
- Paul Curran directed premiere
- Stars Jonathan Blalock (Prince Claus), Jennifer Rivera (Queen Sophine), Matt Boehler as Donkey/Messenger
- world premiere in 2015


"a delightfully inventive and over-the-top holiday show that explores Santa’s backstory with wit and whimsy." - [*D Magazine*](http://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2015/12/the-dallas-opera-delivers-a-wild-christmas-gift-with-becoming-santa-claus/)

"Adamo creates a completely new legend for his Santa Claus and sets a Pixar-esque opera with an explosion of kaleidoscopic music." - [*Theater Jones*](http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/20151207085805/2015-12-07/Dallas-Opera/Becoming-Santa-Claus)

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<figcaption>Jonathan Blalock (Prince Claus) and Kevin Burdette (Ob) in *Becoming Santa Claus* at The Dallas Opera, 2015. Photo by Karen Almond.</figcaption>
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<figcaption>in *Becoming Santa Claus* at The Dallas Opera, 2015. Photo by Karen Almond.</figcaption>
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<figcaption>in *Becoming Santa Claus* at The Dallas Opera, 2015. Photo by Karen Almond.</figcaption>
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