The Dallas Opera Announces 2026-27 Participants of Linda & Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors

The Dallas Opera has announced Sara Corriga, Mariana Corichi Gómez, Chi-Yuan Lin, and Rafaela Seywald as the participants in the 2026-27 Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors (HIWC). The four conductors were selected from 83 applicants after two rounds of adjudication. The adjudicators were TDO music staffer Christopher Devlin, Music Director Emmanuel Villaume, and General Director and CEO {…}

Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Announces 2026–28 Fellow, Associate Fellow, & Award Recipients

The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) has chosen Chi-Yuan Lin as the 2026–28 TACF Fellow. Lin was selected from a competitive cycle with nearly 150 applicants representing 41 nationalities. Currently, Lin is serving in the Conductor position with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. This season she will work on “Cavalleria rusticana,” “Pagliacci,” “Salome,” and “Madama Butterfly,” {…}