The Dallas Opera (TDO) is set to close its 2025-26 Season with a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.”

TDO first presented Don Carlo in 1988 and was set to present it in a semi-staged production in March 2020 but was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new production will be directed by Louis Désiré who said, “It may seem strange, but Don Carlo is not a love story. Even the impossible longing between the prince and his stepmother is only the trembling surface of a deeper drama.”

Stephen Costello will sing the title role alongside Nicole Car as Elizabeth of Valois, Etienne Dupuis as Rodrigo, Christian Van Horn as King Philip II, bass Morris Robinson as Grand Inquisitor, and Clémentine Margaine as Princess Eboli.

Mrs. Eugene McDermott Music Director Emmanuel Villaume leads The Dallas Opera Orchestra and Chorus in the 1884 four-act Italian score.

“Don Carlo” will run for four performances from Feb. 27 through March 7, 2026.

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