Press Room
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 →
The Dallas Opera Announces Casting Updates for 2024/2025 Season
May 21, 2024
The Dallas Opera’s 2024/2025 Season opens with five performances of Verdi’s iconic La traviata, October 18, 20, 23, 26, and 27, 2024. Read more in the press release here.
Applications Now Open for The Dallas Opera’s 2024/2025 Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors
April 26, 2024
The Dallas Opera is now accepting applications for the ninth Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors. The world’s first program designed to advance women opera conductors, the prestigious Hart Institute comprises two sessions in 2024/2025: daily virtual sessions (November 18–22, 2024), many of which are livestreamed and open for the public to view... Read more →
THE DALLAS OPERA NAMES PAOLO BRESSAN AS CHORUS DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF MUSIC
April 4, 2024
After completing an international search, The Dallas Opera (TDO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paolo Bressan as its next Chorus Director and Head of Music beginning with the 2024/2025 Season. Bressan has been an associate conductor with TDO since 2015, and this season conducted Family performances of Pépito and the National Vocal Competition,... Read more →
THE DALLAS OPERA OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES FOR ALL AGES THIS SPRING
March 28, 2024
The Dallas Opera’s iconic OperaTruck—an 18-wheel flatbed, outdoor mobile stage—hits the road again this spring, bringing free opera for all ages to two community locations: First United Methodist Church, 140 Smirl Dr. in Heath, on Saturday, April 6 at 11 a.m. and Tyler Street Tower Independent Senior Living, 922 W 9th Street in Dallas, on... Read more →
THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES FREE DIGITAL STREAMS OF RECENT PRODUCTIONS
March 21, 2024
Over the next six months, The Dallas Opera (TDO) will release six operas from its 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons for free, on-demand viewing via its digital website and YouTube channel. Each production, recorded live at the Winspear Opera House, will be available for 60 days. All operas feature English subtitles. More details in the press... Read more →
THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS NATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION
March 9, 2024
DALLAS, March 8, 2024—The Dallas Opera (TDO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition, following their live performances tonight with The Dallas Opera Orchestra, led by Paolo Bressan. More details in the press release here.
THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES 2024/2025 SEASON FEATURING FOUR CLASSIC TITLES, TWO DALLAS OPERA PREMIERES, AND NUMEROUS DEBUTS
February 29, 2024
Ian Derrer, The Dallas Opera’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, and Emmanuel Villaume, The Mrs. Eugene McDermott Music Director, announce programming for The Dallas Opera’s 2024/2025 Season at the Winspear Opera House. The 67th season of The Dallas Opera (TDO) features four mainstage productions, bookended by Verdi’s dramatic La traviata and Puccini’s enduring romance,... Read more →
Nine Finalists Announced for The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition on March 8
February 13, 2024
The Dallas Opera (TDO) presents the final round of The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition on Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., at the Winspear Opera House. More details in the press release here.