DALLAS OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

The Dallas Opera’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO Ian Derrer will not renew his contract when it concludes at the end of this fiscal year. Ian Derrer’s tenure at TDO spans ten years....

Australia's internationally acclaimed vocal group, The TEN Tenors, will return to the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. ...

The Dallas Opera has been awarded a significant $25 million challenge grant by the O'Donnell Foundation to support its future endeavors and artistic projects....

The Dallas Opera will present a slate of winter and spring programming from February through May 2026 across Dallas and North Texas. The schedule will include two mainstage operas, family-friendly productions, free community events, and the annual National Vocal Competition....

The Dallas Opera has raised $13 million toward a $25 million challenge from the O’Donnell Foundation, which will match contributions dollar-for-dollar. ...

The Dallas Opera will present the Dallas premiere of Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, opening on November 7, 2025, at the Winspear Opera House....

 In celebration of the Music Hall at Fair Park Centennial, Broadway Dallas and The Dallas Opera partner together to bring audiences a surreal, one-night-only concert event—Maria Callas in Concert: The Hologram Tour....

The Dallas Opera (TDO) opens its 2025/2026 Season with the U.S. premiere of a new production celebrating the 150th anniversary of Georges Bizet’s iconic CARMEN opening on Friday, October 17, 2025. This production faithfully recreates the original Carmen from the 1875 premiere at the Opéra-C...

This fall, Atchley Opera, Fort Worth’s newest opera company, will invite audiences to experience the full range of human emotion through the exquisite storytelling and music of Giacomo Puccini....

After a nationwide search, The Dallas Opera has announced the appointment of Emily Sitton as the company's next Director of Marketing and Communications. ...