As a Fort Worth Opera Lesley Resident Artist, Ms. Gilliam stepped in as Luisa in the world premiere production of Hector Armienta’s Zorro. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, she was a district winner for the 2020-2021 Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions, and was engaged in a number of virtual performances. Ms. Gilliam was also featured soloist at TDO alongside Sasha Cooke and Deanna Breiwick in the orchestra workshop of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a new work by composer Joby Talbot. This April, she will sing the title role in La Traviata at Shreveport Opera.
Gabrielle Gilliam at The Dallas Opera:
Madame Butterfly (2021/2022, debut)
Hansel and Gretel (2022/2023)