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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 →
The Dallas Opera Honors Tenor Long Long with 2023/2024 Maria Callas Debut Artist Award
June 14, 2024
Ian Derrer, The Dallas Opera’s (TDO) Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO presided last night over the final Board and Trustees meeting of the company’s 2023/2024 Season. Four new members were elected to TDO’s Board of Directors: Roger Carroll, Milene Carvalho, Dr. Michael Lindsey, and Malcolm Winspear. TDO also announced its two annual award recipients.... Read more →
THE DALLAS OPERA PARTNERS WITH WRR 101.1FM FOR ANNUAL BROADCAST SERIES OF 2023/2024 SEASON
June 4, 2024
The Dallas Opera (TDO) and WRR 101.1FM partner again this year to broadcast the four mainstage productions from TDO’s 2023/2024 Season on the Concert Hall program. The series begins with Tosca on July 22, and continues monthly with The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on August 12, Elektra on September 9, and concludes with Romeo... Read more →