The Dallas Opera‘s Board of Directors and Trustees has announced the election of three new Board of Directors members. The company said that it elected a professional painter and longtime supporter of TDO, Carole Silverman who was active in the former Dallas Opera Guild and has been a company Trustee since 2016. Additionally, other elected Maisie Heiken, who worked with {…}
The Dallas Opera has appointed David Lomelí as the next Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, effective June 1, 2026. The Boad of Directors, Chair Quincy Roberts announced the news and said, “David Lomelí is the rare leader who understands that great opera companies must honor tradition while fearlessly building for the future. He brings international artistic credibility, strategic vision, and {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced the cancelation of its Hart Institute for Women Conductors 10th Anniversary Showcase on Jan. 25, 2026. The company said that it was forced to cancel the performance due to inclement weather in the North Texas region. In a statement, Ian Derrer, TDO’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO said, “We were so looking forward to {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced the annual People’s Choice Concert on Oct. 4, 2025, at the Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District. This year’s free event will see audience members get a taste of some of opera’s greatest hits as well as a sneak peek at some of the music and talent in TDO’s upcoming 2025-26 Season. There {…}
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, {…}
Kyle Flubacker/The Dallas Opera Archives. The Dallas Opera has named soprano Sylvia D’Eramo as the 2024-2025 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” for her portrayal of Mimì in Puccini’s “La bohème.” The annual award, elected exclusively by TDO subscribers, is given to one performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut. In a statement, {…}
(Photo: Kyle Flubacker/The Dallas Opera Archives) The Dallas Opera has announced that beginning May 1, it will release selected operas from its past three seasons for free on-demand viewing via its digital website and YouTube channel. Scheduled are recent productions from the 2024-25 Season, Verdi’s “La Traviata” and Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice,” as well as operas from the 2023-24 and {…}
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 {…}
The Dallas Opera is set to present “La Bohème” from Feb. 28 to March 9, 2025. The opera will be performed at the Winspear Opera House and will star Bekhzod Davronov as Rodolfo, Sylvia D’Eramo as Mimì, Takaoki Onishi as Marcello, and soprano Emily Pogorelc as Musetta. They will be joined by Efraín Solís, William Guanbo Su, and Julien Robbins. TDO’s {…}
The Dallas Opera is set to present Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” in a new production. The work will be shown in four performances from Feb. 7 to 15 at the Winspear Opera House. The new production will be directed by Joachim Schamberger and will be shown as a metaphor for caring for someone with dementia. In this new production, Orpheus becomes {…}
The Dallas Opera is set to present two of its signature events. The two concerts will take place on Jan. 25 and 26, 2025. The first will be the annual Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert on Jan. 25 and the second will be the 2025 Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Family Recital, featuring German {…}