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Aviva Fortunata To Sing Final ‘Norma’ At The Dallas Opera

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Elza van den Heever will not perform the final “Norma” at the Dallas Opera. In her stead soprano Aviva Fortunata will take on the lead role for the performance on Sunday, May 7, 2017. Fortunata performed the role of the priestess this past fall at the Canadian Opera Company. The Calgary native was a finalist in the 2016 Operalia Competition {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About The Dallas Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Dallas Opera has announced its 2017-18 season. The company will feature five operas next season, all of them repertory staples. Samson et Dalilah Saint-Saëns’ “Samson et Dalilah” will kick off the proceedings on Oct. 20, 2017 for a run of five performances that ends on Nov. 5. The opera will feature Olga Borodina, who will be making her company {…}

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Soraya Mafi & Anthony León Lead Dallas Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’

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The Dallas Opera is set to open its 2026-27 season with a new-to-Dallas production of Gaetano Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” The production by Stephen Lawless is set in the post World War II Italy and is inspired by Italian New Wave movies from the 1940s and 1950s. Nemorino becomes a car mechanic, Adina a schoolteacher, and Belcore an American {…}

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Etienne Dupuis Wins Dallas Opera’s ‘Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year’ Award

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The Dallas Opera’s(TDO) and CEO Ian Derrer have announced that the recipient of The Dallas Opera’s “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” award is Canadian baritone Etienne Dupuis. The company awarded the prize to the Canadian baritone for his 2025-2026 season debut as Rodrigo in Verdi’s “Don Carlo.” The award is elected exclusively by TDO subscribers and is given {…}

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Tzvi Bat Asherah Wins 2026 Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition

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Bass-baritone Tzvi Bat Asherah took first place at the 34th Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition on March 6, 2026, at the Winspear Opera House. Asherah also received the Jonathan Pell People’s Choice Award, determined by audience vote, for his performance of “Ves tabar spit” from Rachmaninoff’s “Aleko.” Tenor Nathan Bowles placed second with “Durch die Wälder” from Weber’s “Der Freischütz,” {…}

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Nicole Car, Stephen Costello & Christian Van Horn Lead Dallas Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’

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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 {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Patricia Racette & Leah Hawkins Lead Dallas Opera’s ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’

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The Dallas Opera is set to announce the Dallas premiere of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” The opera will open on Nov. 7 and run until Nov. 15, 2025, in a production by Olivier Py. In a statement, Py said, “This is not just a French story—it’s universal. The nuns teach to the world a lesson of dignity. It’s {…}

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Marina Viotti Leads New Production of ‘Carmen’ at Dallas Opera

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The Dallas Opera is set to open its 2025-26 season with the U.S. premiere of a new production celebrating the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” The production faithfully recreates the original Carmen from the 1875 premiere at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. The production features a team that has spent more than two years researching original staging through manuals, lithographs, {…}

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Marina Viotti, Joyce El-Khoury, Nicole Car, Etienne Dupuis & Patricia Racette Lead Dallas Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Dallas Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Mainstage  The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company will present the United States premiere of a new production that recreates the original Opéra-Comique production with sets and costumes faithfully designed as they were in 1875. The production will be directed by Romain Gilbert. Marina Viotti sings the title role in her company {…}