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The Cunning Little Vixen

The Cunning Little Vixen

October 30 at 7:30pm +3

Winspear Opera House · Dallas Downtown Historic District

Barrie Kosky’s bold new production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen dazzles with Mirjam Mesak’s lyrical soprano as the fox, weaving humor and pathos into a vibrant animal tale.

Bach’s St. John Passion

Bach’s St. John Passion

Feb. 12 & Feb. 13 at 7:30pm

Meyerson Symphony Center · Dallas Downtown Historic District

Bach's 1724 telling of the Passion crackles with operatic drama: betrayal, grief, and grace rendered in heartbreaking arias and thundering chorales. Fabio Luisi leads the DSO and Chorus in this company premiere.

Bach

Bach

Feb. 12 & Feb. 13 at 7:30pm

Dallas Symphony Orchestra · Dallas Downtown Historic District

Bach's St. John Passion surges with raw, elemental power. Fabio Luisi leads the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus through heartbreaking arias and life-affirming chorales that transform sorrow into overwhelming love.

Turandot

Turandot

February 12 at 7:30pm +3

Winspear Opera House · Dallas Downtown Historic District

An unfinished Puccini masterpiece finally gets a new ending. Turandot's deadly riddles return with a finale by Christopher Tin, the Grammy winner behind Civilization IV's theme.

Bach's St. John Passion

Bach's St. John Passion

Feb. 12 & Feb. 13 at 7:30pm

Dallas Symphony Orchestra · Dallas Downtown Historic District

Bach's St. John Passion finally gets its DSO premiere, and Fabio Luisi isn't holding back. Expect searing arias, thundering chorales, and the Lay Family Organ in an intimate, cinematic telling of betrayal and redemption.

Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World

Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World

Mar. 6 & Mar. 7 at 1am

Rose Marine Theater · Marine Park

A family opera about the day Frida Kahlo met a brave girl named Mariana. Sung in English and Spanish at the historic Rose Marine Theater, where the acoustics make every note land.

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