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 {…}
Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim has been honored as the 2023 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year” by The Dallas Opera. The countertenor was recognized for his portrayal of Hansel in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” Chosen exclusively by Dallas Opera subscribers, this annual award recognizes an outstanding company debut by a single performer. Born in South Korea and raised in {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe has won its 2019 Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year Award. The Maria Callas Award, established during the 1991-92 season, is “given to a single performer each season in recognition of a particularly memorable and outstanding company debut” – in this case, Blythe’s “saucy, scene-stealing portrayal of Mistress Quickly in {…}