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    The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition

    WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

    First Place: Blake Denson, baritone
    Second Place: Kathryn Henry, soprano
    Third Place: Sylvia D’Eramo, soprano and Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano
    People’s Choice Award (determined by audience vote): Blake Denson, baritone

    Millions of people watch American Idol and The Voice. Why? Because it’s fascinating to see the best-of-the-best young talent compete for a shot at stardom. Now, opera fans can be in the house as some of the nation’s best young professional singers (many already performing with national opera companies) compete for major prize money.

    Hear the eight finalists (chosen from more than 300 applicants!) perform with The Dallas Opera Orchestra — and watch as the panel of international experts, including Music Director Emmanuel Villaume, choose the winner!

    You’ll be part of the action by voting in “The People’s Choice” category. All tickets just $10!

    EIGHT FINALISTS SELECTED!
    The finalists will each perform one aria for the final round performance. Click on the “CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM” tab below to read full bios.

    Sylvia D’Eramo, soprano: “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka (Dvořák)
    Kathryn Henry, soprano: “Al dolce guidami” from Anna Bolena (Donizetti)
    Chasiti Lashay, soprano: “Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilèa)
    Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano: “Dopo notte” from Ariodante (Handel)
    Efraín Corralejo, tenor: “Salut demeure chaste et pure” from Faust (Gounod)
    Blake Denson, baritone: “Ja vas Lyublyu” from Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky)
    Evan Lazdowski, bass-baritone: “Quand la flamme de l’amour” from La Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet)
    Ricardo Ceballos de la Mora, bass: “Vous qui faites l’endormie” from Faust (Gounod)

    Winners are selected by a distinguished panel of judges, chaired by The Dallas Opera’s Artistic Consultant David Lomelí and including Maestro Villaume; Afton Battle, General Director of Fort Worth Opera; Christina Scheppelmann, General Director of Seattle Opera; Jean Kellogg, Executive Director of the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera; and Brian Zeger, Artistic Director of the Marcus Vocal Arts Department at The Juilliard School.

    Health & Safety Protocols

    Face masks are required for indoor performances when moving about the venue and when seated, regardless of vaccination status. Fall 2021 events will be limited to 50% capacity to allow for social distancing. Visit attpac.org/public-health for safety protocols and policies, including detailed information about ventilation and sanitization procedures. Visit dallasopera.org/covid for more details on how to prepare for your visit.

    NOTE: This performance will be filmed for future distribution via digital stream on thedallasopera.TV.

    Online sales close two hours prior to performance start time. Walk-up sales welcome at the Winspear Box Office, which opens 90 minutes before each performance.

    View the full program here or in the Flip Book below. Programs and artists are subject to change.

     

    Benjamin Appl

    “A vocal presence so arresting it almost seems hypnotic.”—The Irish Times

    In its grand tradition of bringing Texas audiences today’s most important song recitalists, TDO proudly presents German baritone Benjamin Appl—revered for a voice “that sounds like he belongs to the last of the old great masters of song”…with “an almost infinite range of colors.”—Suddeutsche Zeitung

    Appl—mentored by the legendary Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau—was named Gramophone magazine’s Young Artist of the Year in 2016. BBC Music Magazine praised his talent, writing, “Appl is not only a singer of boundless promise, he is already a great artist.”

    This solo recital program includes a full lieder performance of Schubert’s Winterreise accompanied by pianist James Baillieu.

    Please note: This event will be held at the Moody Performance Hall. Click here for location and parking details. Performance time is 1 hour and 12 minutes with no intermission. Program, artists, and prices are subject to change.

    View the full program here or in the Flip Book below. Programs and artists are subject to change. You may also read the text translations for Schubert’s ‘Winterisse‘ here.

    Masks are required for all guests in the lobby and performance hall. This event will operate at 50% of capacity to allow for socially distanced seating. The Moody Performance Hall will provide beverage services prior to the concert. Removing masks briefly to enjoy concessions is acceptable.

    VIVA DIVA! Starring Joyce DiDonato

    “Staggering, joyful artistry…a transformative artist!”—Gramophone

    When it comes to captivating an audience, no artist outshines Joyce DiDonato.

    Be there for an evening of vocal splendor and spirit as this Grammy Award-winning megastar performs Berlioz’s famous La mort de Cléopâtre (The Death of Cleopatra) and Jake Heggie’s mesmerizing Camille Claudel: Into the Fire. Based on the life of the renowned sculptress (and Rodin’s lover), this masterwork “compresses a tragic life of operatic dimensions into a song cycle of great beauty and emotional resonance” (The New York Times). Also featured: Beethoven’s stirring “Coriolan” Overture with The Dallas Opera Orchestra.

    Featuring The Dallas Opera Orchestra
    Conducted by Emmanuel Villaume

    Read the Program Notes online or download them here.

    Extremely limited, socially distanced seating. First-come First-served. 

    Return to the glorious Winspear Opera House!

    • Masks mandatory
    • Socially distanced seating
    • Seating extremely limited
    • Meticulous COVID 19 precautions

    See more details about what to expect when returning to the Winspear here.

    Note: In the event of any COVID-related cancellations, all ticket purchases will be automatically refunded. 

    “Great Scott” Movie and VIVA DIVA! Sponsor: The Eugene McDermott Foundation

     

    Sonia Ben-Santamaria

    France/United Kingdom

    Sonia Ben-Santamaria is the first female conductor to be associated with the Royal Opera House Jette Parkers young artists programme 2017/2018. Highlights of her season includes shadowing Sir Antonio Pappano on Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, leading the Youth Opera Company chorus on Barrie Kosky’s Carmen and conducting the presentation of The Monstrous Child. Originally Spanish but French born, Sonia trained at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, the Royal Academy of Music, the National Opera Studio, London, and was subsequently offered a position at the English National Opera as trainee repetiteur and vocal coach.  Sonia is the proud founder of Glass Ceiling Orchestra, a socially engaged chamber orchestra which promotes equal opportunities, female conductors and composers. Future engagements include Un Ballo in Maschera for Opera Holland Park.

     

    2018 Hart Institute Concert Performance Selections

    • Overture, Don Pasquale   – G. Donizetti
    • Son nata a lagrimar, Giulio Cesare in Egitto   – G.F. Handel
    • Prosti, prelestnoye sozdan’ye, The Queen of Spades   – Tchaikovsky

    The Titus Art Song Recital Series Concert

    Songs from master composers, spirituals, zarzuela, and more—get ready for a wonderfully eclectic evening of artistry from Angel Blue— “one of the most outstanding voices of her generation.”
    — The Financial Times, London

    She has enthralled audiences from the Hollywood Bowl to the Metropolitan Opera to Europe’s most esteemed opera houses and concert venues. Now, thanks to Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus, TDO presents Angel Blue in a uniquely intimate setting.

    When: Sunday, January 26, 2020

    Time: 2:00pm

    Where: Moody Performance Hall

    With her “rich, velvety voice…Angel Blue is sultry, dramatic, and spine-tingling.”
    — The Times, London