Get on your feet and let’s get loud with the greatest hits of the ’90s and ‘OOs Latin pop explosion! La Vida Loca celebrates artists including Enrique Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, Santana, Ricky Martin and more. Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez, world-renowned vocalists Ender Thomas and Jackie Mendez, and multi-GRAMMY® award winners José Sibaja on trumpet and Luisito Quintero on percussion join your orchestra for a high-octane program featuring all-new symphonic arrangements by Lopez-Yañez and Sibaja.

La Vida Loca

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Romance your Valentine at the DSO with the impassioned music of Tchaikovsky’s timeless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Tabita Berglund returns to lead the kaleidoscopic Symphonic Dances by the last of the Russian Romantics, Rachmaninoff. It’s his last, and many believe his greatest, work. Listen for the haunting alto saxophone solo, mysterious tubular bells, evocations of Russian Orthodox chants, a thundering Dies irae and a shadowy, eerie waltz. Sphinx alumna Melissa White is in the solo spotlight for the world premiere of Composer-in-Residence Sophia Jani’s Violin Concerto.

Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff

You’re invited to Mussorgsky’s musical “gallery crawl,” where you’ll encounter the titular pictures on exhibit, ten in all, plus “traveling music” in-between. Special highlights include the opening “Promenade,” as you stride into the gallery; the whimsical unhatched baby chicks pecking their way out of their shells; spooky Parisian “Catacombs;” and “The Great Gate of Kiev,” shaking you with the resounding pealing of bells in the grand finale. Artist-in-Residence Leonidas Kavakos takes a turn on the podium at this concert and leads our concertmaster in Prokofiev’s Concerto that both sparkles and dances with vibrantly colored passages, ending in a tumultuous flurry of notes.

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

Adam Schoenberg’s “Canto” for chamber orchestra opens this program, followed by prize-winning pianist Yi-Chen Feng on the Beethoven First Piano Concerto. After intermission, enjoy Schubert’s Fifth Symphony; Richard McKay conducts.

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nº 1

Moody Performance Hall

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Experience the breadth and brilliance of ballet in our mixed repertoire, featuring four diverse works that showcase unparalleled versatility.

Diversions

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre

Bass Performance Hall

Shining coloratura star, accomplished pianist, and avid skydiver! Erin Morley is a sought-after artist on the world’s major opera stages, including La Scala, Vienna Staatsoper, Glyndebourne, and the Metropolitan Opera, where she has sung more than 100 performances! She continues to thrill audiences around the globe both in recital and a host of major coloratura roles, including Gilda in Rigoletto, Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann, and the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor. The Sunday Times hailed her new album, Rose in Bloom, as “an enchanting walk in a garden of blossom and color.” Look forward to an equally delightful interlude in this beautiful afternoon of song! Program to include works by Delibes, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, and Verdi.

Erin Morley

The Little Prince was originally commissioned by Houston Grand Opera, through a generous gift made by Kathryn and David Berg in memory of Larry Pfeffer, and is a co-production with HGO, Santa Fe Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Tulsa Opera, and Boston Lyric Opera.

The Little Prince

AT&T Performing Arts Center

The magic of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s children’s story jumps off the page and onto the stage in this charming production created especially for young audiences. Watch the little prince and his pilot friend learn important lessons about caring and friendship from wondrous creatures including a fox, a snake, and a very chatty rose! A 50-minute family version of the full-length opera, featuring The Dallas Opera Orchestra!

The Little Prince Family Opera

Be there for this stunning season finale! Set amidst the tumult of the Spanish Inquisition, Verdi’s masterpiece has it all—forbidden love, heartfelt bromance, searing family drama, and political intrigue to spare. King Philip II and the fearsome Grand Inquisitor battle for power … and Don Carlo, the king’s heir, struggles to conceal his passion for the Queen, who’s also his stepmother! Foes and friends maneuver and manipulate in one of opera’s most magnificent masterworks.

Don Carlo

The big, bad wolf is on his way, so it’s time for our three little pigs—Despina, Cherubino, and little Don Giovanni—to build houses to withstand all his huffing and puffing! Luckily, the power of song is on their side (Mozart arias, to be precise)—plus their library cards give them access to all the information they need about home construction! A terrific 30-minute, kid-friendly opera!

The Three Little Pigs Family Opera

For seven consecutive seasons, the stellar ATLANTA DANCE CONNECTION returns by popular demand performing two full evenings of rousing dance tributes, to the rhythmic beats of African American pop, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rap and gospel music, all enveloped in the modern and contemporary dance expression. Hosted By Millennial Board Members Velyncia G. Caldwell, Sonja Brown and Nicholas Kemp

20TH ANNUAL WEEKEND FESTIVAL OF BLACK DANCE RHYTHM & SOUL OF A PEOPLE

Saddle up for a toe-tapping, high-energy night as the Dallas Winds teams up with the legendary band Asleep at the Wheel! For one unforgettable night, this one-of-a-kind collaboration fuses symphonic winds with the heart and soul of Texas western swing.

Asleep at the Wheel!

Meyerson Symphony Center

A bold evening of contrast and innovation, Winter Mix features Nicolina Lawson’s serene Pastoral, set to Beethoven’s lush classical score, alongside the electrifying return of Mackenzie Jones’s Frequency 434. Classical beauty meets contemporary edge in this powerful mid-season repertory performance.

Winter Mix

Colors shift and patterns emerge in KALEIDOSCOPE, our 2026 Cultural Awareness series. Experience the powerful artistry of Dianne McIntyre’s The Nina Simone Project alongside the evocative Bodies as Site of Faith and Protest by Tommie-Waheed Evans and the showstopping return of Awassa Astrige/Ostrich by Asadata Dafora.

KALEIDOSCOPE | Cultural Awareness Series

Fresh voices. No safety nets. WOOD/SHOP shines a spotlight on the daring creative spirit of Bruce Wood Dance’s own company
members. Up close and intimate, these emerging dance-makers take the reins—choreographing, directing, and shaping works as daring and diverse as their imaginations. Set to a soundtrack that swings from Björk to Fleetwood Mac to Edith Piaf, this audience favorite is a hotbed of invention and emotion.

 WOOD/SHOP: New Works by Company Dancers

Bruce Wood Dance Gallery

Lakeway Chamber Players & Friends

Central Commons

Kick off the Spring Sammons Cabaret season with the much-loved Cabaret & Cabernet Fête, a showcase of standout local talent. This bi-annual tradition unites returning favorites along with new voices for an entertaining evening of showstoppers, crowd-pleasers, and unforgettable cabaret moments. This Spring 2026 Cabaret and Cabernet Fête cast features some of North Texas’ finest performers, offering a vibrant taste of Dallas’ artistic spirit. Raise a glass, savor the music, and join us as we welcome a new season of cabaret in style.

Sammons Cabaret: Cabaret & Cabernet Fête

Sammons Center for the Arts

The Larry Spencer Quintet kicks off the season with the bold call of the trumpet as Larry Spencer delivers vibrant jazz arrangements shaped by his wide-ranging career. His quintet features Bruce Bohnstengel on saxes, Steve Harlos on piano, Brian Warthen on electric bass, and Steve Barnes on drums.

The Don Ambrose Trio makes their return to Sammons Jazz with Dallas-based pianist Don Ambrose’s warm, expressive piano style and a set of timeless jazz standards and more. His trio includes Lou Harlas on bass and Stockton Helbing on drums.

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