A loving wife. A job promotion. An inheritance. With such a perfect life, how can things possibly go wrong? In The Ring of Polykrates, Wilhelm Arndt is about to discover just how quickly the tables can turn. The return of his best friend, Peter, should be the icing on the cake for Wilhelm’s life, but Peter clearly has other plans in mind.  Peter’s jealousy is a worthy adversary to Wilhelm’s marriage, but only one can win. In this Viennese Operetta by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the stakes are high and sacrifices must be made. Paired with a performance of Korngold’s magnificent Violin Concerto in D major, featuring acclaimed violinist Augustin Dumay, the evening will be a celebration of a genius who is not performed nearly enough.

Starring Augustin Dumay* • Paul Groves • Laura Wilde* • Brenton Ryan • Susannah Biller* • Craig Colclough*

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume • Director Peter Kazaras • Costume Designer Tommy Bourgeois • Set Designer Donald Eastman • Lighting Designer Krista Billings

*Dallas Opera debut

This dark and gripping tale set in the mid-19th century is based on the atmospheric novel by Henry James. A governess is hired to care for two children at Bly, an English country house. The position, which initially seemed promising, soon turns puzzling when the governess sees what she believes to be a ghost.

Starring Emma Bell • Ashley Emerson • Dolora Zajick • William Burden • Alexandra LoBianco

Conductor Nicole Paiement  • Director Francesca Gilpin • Set and Costume Designer Paul Brown • Original Lighting Design by Mark Henderson • Lighting Recreated by David Manion

This production of ‘The Turn of the Screw’ was originally created for Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

It’s not enough to live for art when the winds of change threaten to radically reshape the political landscape. Love, lust and loyalty blend with political intrigue and romance in this action-packed opera; one of the Dallas Opera’s most popular productions!

Starring Emily Magee • Giancarlo Monsalve • Raymond Aceto • Ryan Kuster

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume • Director Ellen Douglas Schlaefer

A barbarian prince comes to Beijing, China, where he is reunited with his long-lost father and a faithful servant before taking on his greatest challenge — answering three riddles to win the hand of Princess Turandot, although failure will cost him his life! This intriguing “battle of the sexes” also revolves around questions of family loyalty, faithfulness to duty, openness to emotion, and honesty to oneself.

Starring Lise Lindstrom, Antonello Palombi, Hei-Kyung Hong, Christian Van Horn

Conductor Marco Zambelli|Stage director Garnett Bruce

The work that changed American Musical Theater forever. Show Boat carries us down the Mississippi through love’s choppy waters, as life rolls on for Magnolia and the gambling man she adores; a high watermark in this season’s extraordinary journey.

Starring Andriana Chuchman • Michael Todd Simpson • Lara Teeter • Alyson Cambridge • Angela Renée Simpson • Mary-Pat Green • Morris Robinson 

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume • Production Francesca Zambello • Director E. Loren Meeker
Set Designer Peter J. Davison • Costume Designer Paul Tazewell

Is there anything that can bring a hero to his knees? Only the passion of the most beautiful woman in the world. Based on the infamous Bible tale, Samson is the only hope of the oppressed Hebrews and none of the machinations of the Philistines can stop him. Enter Dalila, the calculating seductress who can capture a man’s heart with ease. Dalila’s temptation of Samson will continue until she has what she wants: the secret of his strength. Her underestimation of Samson’s faith leads to the fatal climax of their story. Camille Saint-Saëns’ gripping retelling of this fable is a passionate account of what happens when two forces of nature meet and the consequences of such battles.

Starring Clifton Forbis • Olga Borodina* • Richard Paul Fink • Michael Chioldi* • Ryan Kuster 

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume • Director Bruno Berger-Gorski* • Costume Designer Carrie Robbins* • Set Designer Peter Dean Beck* • Lighting Designer Alan Burrett

The performance on Wednesday, October 25 will be conducted by Pierre Vallet.