Press Room
10 Finalists Announced for The Dallas Opera’s Lone Star Vocal Competition on Friday, March 7
February 11, 2025
The Dallas Opera (TDO) presents its biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition at the Winspear Opera House. The 10 finalists are soprano Amelia Burshe, bass-baritone Sam Dhobhany, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Doche, mezzo-soprano Joanne Evans, soprano Alissa Goretsky, mezzo-soprano Ani Kushyan, mezzo-soprano Kayla Nanto, baritone Michael Pandolfo, soprano Ardeen Pierre, and soprano Laura Corina Sanders. Read more in... Read more →
The Dallas Opera Concludes Its 2024/2025 Mainstage Season with Puccini’s La bohème Feb. 28 – Mar. 9
January 31, 2025
On Friday, February 28, The Dallas Opera opens La bohème at the Winspear Opera House with five performances to close out its 2024/2025 season. One of the world’s most beloved operas, Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 masterpiece has long been a fan-favorite at The Dallas Opera, which first presented it in 1961. This season’s revival is TDO’s... Read more →
The Dallas Opera Premiere of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice in a New Production Starring Hugh Cutting and Madison Leonard
January 10, 2025
Next month, a new production of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice premieres at The Dallas Opera in four performances, February 7-15, at the Winspear Opera House. The final performance will also be livestreamed for free on The Dallas Opera’s YouTube channel and digital website. In this reimagining by director Joachim Schamberger, the famous myth becomes a... Read more →
The Dallas Opera Announces Two Annual Signature Events This January
December 17, 2024
The Dallas Opera (TDO) presents two of its signature events in one opera-filled weekend, January 25 and 26, 2025. The annual Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert takes place on Saturday, January 25, at 7:30 p.m., at the Winspear Opera House. The 2025 Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Family Recital,... Read more →
The Dallas Opera Announces Cast Changes for Upcoming Production of ‘Pelleas and Melisande’
October 29, 2024
The Dallas Opera announces two cast changes for its upcoming premiere production of Debussy’s Pelleas and Melisande, November 8–16 at the Winspear Opera House. Read more in the press release here.
The Dallas Opera Presents the Dallas Premiere of Debussy’s PELLEAS AND MELISANDE
October 14, 2024
The Dallas Opera is proud to present the first-ever Dallas performances of Claude Debussy’s only complete opera, Pelleas and Melisande, at the Winspear Opera House, on Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. Read more in the... Read more →
The Dallas Opera’s 2024/2025 Season Opens with Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA
September 25, 2024
The Dallas Opera begins its 2024/2025 Season with Verdi’s enduring classic, La traviata, which opens on Friday, October 18 at 8 p.m., with four additional performances on October 20 at 2 p.m., October 23 and 26 (also livestreamed) at 7:30 p.m., and October 27 at 2 p.m. Read more in the press release here.
The Dallas Opera Announces Free Community Events in Fall 2024
September 12, 2024
The Dallas Opera is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 lineup of free events for the greater Dallas and North Texas community, as well as its Fall livestreamed events for audiences in Texas and around the world at no cost. Read more in the press release here.
The Dallas Opera Announces Four Participants and Faculty for 2024/2025 Hart Institute for Women Conductors
August 13, 2024
The Dallas Opera announces the selection of the 2024/2025 participants in the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors: Jiannan Cheng (China), Virginie Déjos (France), Anna Castro Grinstein (Spain/Argentina), and CJ Wu (Taiwan). Virtual Sessions Begin November 18, 2024; Dallas Residency in January 2025; Showcase Concert on January 25 Read the complete press release... Read more →
Tickets for All of The Dallas Opera’s 2024/2025 Season On Sale Today
July 22, 2024
Tickets to all of The Dallas Opera’s 2024/2025 Season, which opens on October 18 with Verdi’s iconic La traviata, are on sale starting today. Now available are five performances of La traviata (October 18-27), four performances each of the Dallas premieres of Debussy’s Pelleas and Melisande (November 8-16) and Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice (February 7-15,... Read more →