Today in the roundup: How to be a zombie, Sandra Day O’Connor in Fort Worth and an advanced look at a major show coming to the Modern.

LISTEN UP: A lot was made of the lipstick red outside of the Winspear Opera House when it was unveiled way back in October. But, like people and donuts, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. And to read Scott Cantrell’s review of the Dallas Opera’s Cosi Fan Tutte, it sounds like the top-flight acoustics [...]

COURTING COVERAGE: Question: How do you know you have a Really Big Event coming to your town? Answer: When the local media starts writing about the national coverage of said event. That story has finally appeared in The Dallas Morning News, and give reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs credit for not just stringing together a collection of [...]