The Dallas Opera begins its season this Friday with the most famous of all operas, Carmen. But there’s an audacious twist: it’s a visual recreation of the original 1875 staging, with carefully made ...

Dallas Opera Chorus in dress rehearsal of Act 1 of the Dallas Opera production of Bizet's 'Carmen' at the Winspear Opera House on Oct. 15, 2025. Kyle Flubacker / The Dallas Opera Set in sunbaked ...

Bizet's Carmen has claims to be the most popular opera of all, but Calixto Bieito's production is an odd mix of good and dubious ideas Carmen has everything one could wish for in an opera: glorious ...

The season opens with Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème" from Jan. 23-26, followed by Georges Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers" from Feb. 20-22. The final opera of the season will be Giuseppe Verdi's powerful ...

“Pagliacci” may be best known for Canio’s first-act aria, but its sprightly overture is also instantly recognizable. The ...

One of the most popular of all operas, Georges Bizet’s Carmen opened the Dallas Opera’s 2025-26 season Friday night at the Winspear Opera House. Marking the 150th anniversary of Carmen ’s premiere, ...

Carly was looking at the note card Jack sent her along with a dozen red roses when Jason arrived. She told her best friend all about the conversation she’d had with Josslyn about Vaughn being a WSB ...

Lois was back in Port Charles and dropped by to see Sonny, seeking his help repairing the relationship between Gio and Brook Lynn. She also wanted an update on Gio and was happy to hear that her ...

BY ALAN SHERROD   Note for note, minute for minute, Georges Bizet’s Carmen can seem today like one hit tune after another.