EarRelevant Staff | 20 MAR 2024
Dallas, TX— The Dallas Opera (TDO) recently unveiled its lineup for the 2024/25 Season at the Winspear Opera House, promising a mix of classics, premieres, and community events.
Ian Derrer, The Dallas Opera’s general director and CEO, and music director Emmanuel Villaume announced the season’s programming, which includes four mainstage productions and a variety of community presentations.
The season’s mainstage offerings kick off with Verdi’s renowned La traviata, followed by two Dallas premieres: Debussy’s tragic Pelleas and Melisande and Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice. Puccini’s enduring favorite La bohème closes the 2024/25 Season with a revival of The Dallas Opera’s period production directed by Tomer Zvulun.
The mainstage productions boast an array of international talent, with notable debuts and returning performers. Notable highlights include Chilean soprano Yaritza Véliz and Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga in La traviata, and baritone Benjamin Appl in his TDO mainstage debut in Pelleas and Melisande.
The new season also features family-friendly operas, such as afternoon performances of “The Three Little Pigs” (October 26, music by Mozart) and “Pépito” (November 16, music by Offenbach) along with community events like the free People’s Choice Concert and the Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Family Recital featuring baritone Christian Gerhaher.
Additionally, the Hart Institute for Women Conductors Showcase Concert and the biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition offer platforms for emerging talent, demonstrating The Dallas Opera’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of opera performers.
Speaking on the lineup, Ian Derrer expressed enthusiasm, stating, “The 2024/2025 season offers something for everyone,” inviting both seasoned opera aficionados and newcomers to join the experience. ■
Here is a list of The Dallas Opera’s 2024/25 mainstage productions:
The Dallas Opera 2024/25 Mainstage Season
All concerts in this series take place at the Winspear Opera House.
Programs and artists subject to change. *indicates The Dallas Opera debut.
- October 18, 20, 23, 26 & 27, 2024:
Giuseppe VERDI: La traviata
Sung in Italian with projected English titles
Iván López Reynoso, conductor*; Director Louisa Muller*. Cast: Yaritza Véliz* (Violetta Valery), Xabier Anduaga* (Alfredo Germont), Alfredo Daza (Giorgio Germont), Andrew Turner (Gastone), Erik Earl Larson (Baron Douphol), Malcolm Payne Jr. (Marchese D’Obigny), Ben Brady* (Doctor Grenville), Bervoix Siphokazi Molteno* (Flora), Jocelyn Hansen (Annina). - November 8, 10, 13 & 16, 2024:
Claude DEBUSSY: Pelleas and Melisande
Sung in French with projected English titles
Ludovic Morlot, conductor*; Jetske Mijnsse, original director. Cast: Benjamin Appl* (Pelleas), Lauren Snouffer (Melisande), Nicolas Courjal* (Golaud), Sir Willard White* (Arkel), Katharine Goeldner (Genevieve). - February 7, 9, 12 & 15, 2025:
Christoph Willibald GLUCK: Orpheus and Eurydice
Sung in Italian with projected English titles
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor; Joachim Schamberger*, director. Cast: Hugh Cutting (Orpheus), Madison Leonard (Eurydice), Amber Norelai (Amore). - February 28, March 2, 5, 8 & 9, 2025:
Giacomo PUCCINI: La bohème
Sung in Italian with projected English titles
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor; Tomer Zvulun, director. Cast: Bekhzod Davronov* (Rodolfo), Sylvia D’Eramo* (Mimì), Takaoki Ōnishi* (Marcello), Emily Pogorelc* (Musetta ), William Guanbo Su* (Colline), Efraín Solís* (Schaunard), Julien Robbins* (Benoît/Alcindoro).
For more information on these and other TDO events, visit dallasopera.org.
EXTERNAL LINKS:
- The Dallas Opera: dallasopera.org
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