Chorus Director

Audience favorite Pépito" class="css-u850">Pépito is back! The lovely and faithful Manuelita is at the center of this smalltown love story, and despite being pursued by local suitors, she insists on keeping her marriage promise to Pépito, who is away at war. Manuelita’s resolve is tested as new discoveries come to light, but a happy ending ensues, with lots of fun and surprising plot twists and turns along the way. The Dallas Opera Orchestra is joined by a fabulous cast for this one-act, English-language opera packed with gorgeous singing and beautiful music.

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Pépito

AT&T Performing Arts Center

Lost, confused, and frightened, Melisande is coerced into marrying the overbearing prince Golaud, and in her marital melancholy, the young bride grows close to her handsome brother-in-law, Pelleas. Golaud’s rage sets the stage for this timeless tale of forbidden love, family jealousy, and regret. Debussy’s luminous orchestrations propel the drama to ecstatic heights, the music a striking contrast to this lean new production by Dutch director Jetske Mijnssen.

Pelleas and Melisande

The deck is stacked against Violetta, the ill-fated heroine of this well-loved tragedy—a courtesan trying to turn her life around, she falls for the romantic Alfredo, but illness and family meddling thwart her one chance at happiness. The buoyant music dances through party scenes and tenderly carries the heartbroken lovers through longing and despair. This stylish new production is designed by Tony Award–winner Christopher Oram and directed by Louisa Muller in her Dallas Opera debut.

La traviata

How far would you go to save your one true love? In this classic myth of unwavering love that celebrates the transcendent power of music, Orpheus descends to the land of shadows to rescue his bride Eurydice. His music charms its gatekeepers, and the gods allow Eurydice to return—on the condition that Orpheus lead her back to the world of the living without gazing upon her face.

Orpheus and Eurydice

Hungry, cold, broke, and deliriously in love, the artists in Puccini’s masterpiece break our hearts over and over again each time it is performed, our pulses quickening as Rodolfo lights Mimì’s candle anew. The Dallas Opera’s treasured period production returns with a fresh cast of some of opera’s brightest rising stars, transporting us to the cafés and corridors of Paris’s Latin Quarter as tragedy hovers nearby.

Paolo Bressan

Chorus Director

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 16, 2024 - Feb 16, 2025

Pépito · Dallas Opera

7 - 15 Feb, 2025

Orpheus and Eurydice · Dallas Opera

Feb 28 - Mar 9, 2025

La bohème · Dallas Opera

Past events

Nov 16, 2024 - Feb 16, 2025

Pépito · Dallas Opera

8 - 16 Nov, 2024

Pelleas and Melisande · Dallas Opera

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