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 post THE DALLAS OPERA NAMES PAOLO BRESSAN AS CHORUS DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF MUSIC appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

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 post THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS NATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

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 → The post THE DALLAS OPERA ANNOUNCES 2024/2025 SEASON FEATURING FOUR CLASSIC TITLES, TWO DALLAS OPERA PREMIERES, AND NUMEROUS DEBUTS appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

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. The post Nine Finalists Announced for The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition on March 8 appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

Charles Gounod’s setting of Shakespeare’s greatest love story, Romeo and Juliet, closes out the 2023/2024 mainstage season at The Dallas Opera (TDO), beginning on Friday, March 1. Three additional performances take place on March 3 (matinee), 6, and 9, at the Winspear Opera House. More details in the press release here. The post The Dallas Opera’s 2023/2024 Mainstage Season Concludes with the Classic Love Story of Romeo and Juliet appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

The 2023/2024 season continues at The Dallas Opera (TDO), on Friday, February 9 with Richard Strauss’ retelling of the classic Greek tragedy, Elektra. Three additional performances take place on February 11(matinee), 14, and 17, at the Winspear Opera House. The February 17 performance will also be livestreamed. More details in the press release here. The post The Dallas Opera’s 2023/2024 Season Continues with Strauss’ Epic Elektra appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

The Dallas Opera announces programming for its two concert presentations in January 2024: the annual Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Family Recital, featuring tenor Lawrence Brownlee and pianist Myra Huang on January 21 at Moody Performance Hall, and the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert on January 28 at the... Read more → The post The Dallas Opera Announces Programming for Two Annual Events This January appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

The Dallas Opera (TDO) is pleased to announce a new initiative with the Dallas Mavericks, which will support TDO’s education and community engagement programs, beginning this season. Spearheaded by Mavericks Chief DEI Officer Gail O’Bannon—who was also recently elected to serve on TDO’s Board of Directors—and TDO’s Director of Education Kristian Roberts, this initiative is... Read more → The post The Dallas Opera Announces New Initiative with Dallas Mavericks in Support of Education and Community Engagement Programs appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

The Dallas Opera presents the highly anticipated world premiere of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, starring baritone Lucas Meachem and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, on Friday, November 3 at 7:30pm at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas. Three additional performances take place on November 5(mat), 8, and 11, with the final performance also being livestreamed... Read more → The post The Dallas Opera Presents the World Premiere of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more

The Dallas Opera announces the digital release of No One is Forgotten: An Immersive Opera, its first-ever 3D spatial opera recording, available now for streaming in Dolby Atmos Immersive Audio to subscribers of Apple Music and Tidal and in a stereo mix for non-subscribers. No One is Forgotten is available for purchase today at immersiveaudioalbum.com... Read more → The post The Dallas Opera Announces Release of New 3D Spatial Immersive Audio Opera No One Is Forgotten appeared first on The Dallas Opera ..read more