The Dallas Opera will kick off its spring “OperaTruck” season on March 14, 2026, at Grand Prairie Memorial Library with a free performance of “The Three Little Pigs.” The “OperaTruck” is a mobile outdoor stage set up on the flatbed of an 18-wheel truck, driven out into the community for free 30-minute family-friendly opera performances each spring and fall. The {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Soraya Mafi, Anthony León, Alessandro Corbelli, and Mihai Damian open the season with Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” with Guillermo García Calvo conducting a production by Stephen Lawless. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-17, 2026 Mirjam Mesak, Zachary Nelson, Shannon Keegan, Andrew Harris, Lindsay Ammann, Brandon Cedel, and Kayla Nanto lead Janáček’s “The Cunning Little {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced the appointment of Ian Derrer as the company’s next General Director. Derrer, who has stepped down from his current position as the General Director and CEO of The Dallas Opera, will assume the role on July 1, 2026. Derrer has been at the helm of The Dallas Opera for the past eight years. During {…}
The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced the finalists for its biennial National Vocal Competition on March 6, 2026, at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas. The 10 finalists include bass-baritone Tzvi Bat Asherah, tenor Nathan Bowles, mezzo-soprano Meg Brilleslyper, soprano Lauryn Davis, mezzo-soprano Deanna Ray Eberhart, soprano Sophia Hunt, mezzo-soprano Kayla Nanto, soprano Luna Seongeun Park, soprano Anna Thompson, and {…}
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 {…}
The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced the successful completion of a $25 million challenge grant from the O’Donnell Foundation. Per an official press release, combined with new and increased gifts secured during the campaign, the effort raised a total of $54.5 million to support the company’s endowment and general operations. “The Dallas Opera is incredibly grateful to our loyal donors {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that it will showcase the Dallas premiere of “The Little Prince.” The opera by Rachel Portman will be performed from Feb. 6 to Feb. 14, 2026 with a cast starring Everett Baumgarten, Ayden Yang, Kyle Miller, Tessa Fackelmann, Ashley Townsley, Jacob Abrahamse, Keron Jackson, Diana Newman, Christopher A. Leach, and Korin Thomas-Smith. Paolo Bressan will {…}
The Dallas Opera has announced that Erin Morley will perform in the beloved annual Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Family Recital. She will perform on Feb. 1, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District and will be accompanied by pianist Gerald Martin Moore. Morley will perform works by Bizet, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Délibes, {…}
The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a Showcase Concert on Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Winspear Opera House. The concert will include alumnae from the Institute’s first decade, including Tiffany Chang, Michelle Di Russo, Tianyi Lu, Shira Samuels-Shragg and each will conduct the Dallas Opera Orchestra and guest singers in selections from operas {…}
The Dallas Opera (TDO) has announced significant progress toward a $25 million challenge gift from the Texas-based O’Donnell Foundation. The challenge requires TDO to raise $25 million in gifts and pledges by the close of 2025, which the O’Donnell Foundation will match dollar-for-dollar, up to $25 million. To date, the company has secured $13 million toward its goal, including a {…}
The Dallas Opera is partnering with the Music Hall at Fair Park Centennial and Broadway Dallas to bring a one-night-only concert event—Maria Callas in Concert: The Hologram Tour by BASE Xperiential. The evening will be presented on Oct. 31 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. The holographic technology will bring world-renowned opera star Maria Callas featuring remastered recordings of {…}
