Talbot's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a world premiere production from The Dallas Opera, originally recorded live at the Winspear Opera House in November 2023. Grammy Award–winning baritone Lucas Meachem stars as journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby, who awakes from a coma unable to move or speak, alongside Richard Croft, Sasha Cooke, Deanna Breiwick, and Kevin Burdette. With a libretto by Gene Scheer and music by Joby Talbot, the opera is conducted by Emmanuel Villaume and directed by Leonard Foglia.
Cast and Creative Team for Talbot's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly at The Dallas Opera
Cast
Etienne Dupuis
Ensemble
Marina Viotti
Carmen
Saimir Pirgu
Ensemble
Teresa Perrotta
Micaëla
Gihoon Kim
Escamillo
Joyce El-Khoury
Ensemble
Stéphanie d'Oustrac
Ensemble
Leah Hawkins
Ensemble
Patricia Racette
Ensemble
Kyle Miller
Pilot
Everett Baumgarten
Prince
Stephen Costello
Ensemble
Nicole Car
Ensemble
Christian Van Horn
Ensemble
Clémentine Margaine
Ensemble
Morris Robinson
Ensemble
Marjorie Owens
Elektra
Lindsay Ammann
Ensemble
Peixin Chen
Ensemble
Angela Meade
Ensemble
Jill Grove
Ensemble
Alfred Walker
Ensemble
Yaritza Véliz
Violetta
Javier Camarena
Alfredo
Alfredo Daza
Giorgio Germont
Kangmin Justin Kim
Ensemble
Elena Villalón
Ensemble
Patricia Racette
Mother/Witch
Hugh Cutting
Orpheus
Madison Leonard
Eurydice
Caitlin Gotimer
Ensemble
David Portillo
Ensemble
Lucas Meachem
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Kayleigh Decker
Ensemble
Barry Banks
Ensemble
Brenton Ryan
Ensemble
Michael Mayes
Ensemble
Amanda Echalaz
Ensemble
Nicholas Brownlee
Wotan
Madison Leonard
Gilda
René Barbera
Duke
George Gagnidze
Rigoletto
Kevin Burdette
Ensemble
Deanna Breiwick
Ensemble
Sasha Cooke
Ensemble
Richard Croft
Ensemble
Creative Team
Emmanuel Villaume
Musical Director
Emmanuel Villaume
Conductor
Sir David McVicar
Director
John Macfarlane
Set and Costume Designer
Louisa Muller
Director
Doug Fitch
Designer and Director
Joachim Schamberger
Director
Michael Cavanagh
Director
Leonard Foglia
Director
Tomer Zvulun
Director
Romain Gilbert
Director
Paolo Bressan
TDO Chorus Director and Head of Music
Joby Talbot
Composer
Gene Scheer
Librettist
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