Our season of musical meditation culminates with two world premieres by Shih-Hui Chen and Artistic Director Jonathan Cziner, as well as the Texas premiere of Ecstatic Meditation by Paul Frucht.

Throughout history, women have used intelligence, artistry, and resilience to shape the world around them. The Extraordinary Woman celebrates these voices through powerful orchestral storytelling, featuring music that embodies brilliance, strength, and boundless imagination.

Artwork created by Austin-area youth while listening to Scheherazade will be on display while the orchestra plays the piece.

Experience the ethereal beauty of Swan Lake, where love and fate collide in a breathtaking tale of enchantment and betrayal. Ben Stevenson OBE’s masterful two-act production offers an elegant yet approachable retelling filled with passion, drama, and grandeur. Watch the White Swan embody innocence and grace while the fierce Black Swan dazzles with diamond-like brilliance. With opulent sets and newly refurbished costumes, this production promises a mesmerizing journey into one of the most widely acclaimed classical ballets.

Experience the ethereal beauty of Swan Lake, where love and fate collide in a breathtaking tale of enchantment and betrayal. Ben Stevenson OBE’s masterful two-act production offers an elegant yet approachable retelling filled with passion, drama, and grandeur. Watch the White Swan embody innocence and grace while the fierce Black Swan dazzles with diamond-like brilliance. With opulent sets and newly refurbished costumes, this production promises a mesmerizing journey into one of the most widely acclaimed classical ballets.

Experience the ethereal beauty of Swan Lake, where love and fate collide in a breathtaking tale of enchantment and betrayal. Ben Stevenson OBE’s masterful two-act production offers an elegant yet approachable retelling filled with passion, drama, and grandeur. Watch the White Swan embody innocence and grace while the fierce Black Swan dazzles with diamond-like brilliance. With opulent sets and newly refurbished costumes, this production promises a mesmerizing journey into one of the most widely acclaimed classical ballets.

Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly returns to Bass Performance Hall in a stunning full production from Fort Worth Opera that delivers the heartbreak and beauty of this iconic work. Featuring breathtaking sets, richly detailed costumes, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra bringing Puccini’s achingly beautiful score to life, this unforgettable story of love, cultural blindness, and a mother’s sacrifice remains as powerful today as when Fort Worth Opera first performed it in 1947. Anchored by one of the most exquisite scores in the operatic canon, Butterfly is a poignant tribute to a woman’s steadfast devotion and maturing will — and a signature work of the company’s 80-year legacy.

Experience the tragic story of a young Japanese bride who falls deeply in love with an American naval officer, only to be abandoned and left waiting for his return. When he comes back years later with a new American wife, her devotion is tested in the most devastating way.

Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly returns to Bass Performance Hall in a stunning full production from Fort Worth Opera that delivers the heartbreak and beauty of this iconic work. Featuring breathtaking sets, richly detailed costumes, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra bringing Puccini’s achingly beautiful score to life, this unforgettable story of love, cultural blindness, and a mother’s sacrifice remains as powerful today as when Fort Worth Opera first performed it in 1947. Anchored by one of the most exquisite scores in the operatic canon, Butterfly is a poignant tribute to a woman’s steadfast devotion and maturing will — and a signature work of the company’s 80-year legacy.

Experience the tragic story of a young Japanese bride who falls deeply in love with an American naval officer, only to be abandoned and left waiting for his return. When he comes back years later with a new American wife, her devotion is tested in the most devastating way.

Featuring:

Emily Warren and T.j. Anderson, guest conductors 
Ebonee Thomas, flute 
Seraph Brass

Program:

Lindsay Bronnenkant, Tarot 

Anthony DiLorenzo, Chimera

John Corigliano, Pied Piper Fantasy 

Get a first glimpse of the opera stars of tomorrow, as they perform on the Winspear stage. Finalists at the 2026 National Vocal Competition will sing with The Dallas Opera Orchestra while competing against singers from across the United States. Attendees are invited to join the action by voting for the “People’s Choice Award” winner of the evening.

Upon winning first place at the 2025 Lone Star Competition, Kayla Nanto automatically earned her place as a finalist at the 2026 National Vocal Competition. The rest of the finalists will be announced in early January 2026.

Spring is in the air as Sarasota Orchestra offers a program of monumental works, each of which broke new ground in their day. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was so novel and unprecedented that a riot broke out at its premiere. A tour de force for the orchestra musicians and conductor, its live performance is a not-to-be-missed event. Violinist Benjamin Beilman brings his trademark flair to Mozart’s final and most virtuosic violin concerto. The program opens with Joan Tower’s 1920/2019, composed in 2019 to honor the 1920 passage of the 19th amendment granting women suffrage.

Spring is in the air as Sarasota Orchestra offers a program of monumental works, each of which broke new ground in their day. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was so novel and unprecedented that a riot broke out at its premiere. A tour de force for the orchestra musicians and conductor, its live performance is a not-to-be-missed event. Violinist Benjamin Beilman brings his trademark flair to Mozart’s final and most virtuosic violin concerto. The program opens with Joan Tower’s 1920/2019, composed in 2019 to honor the 1920 passage of the 19th amendment granting women suffrage.

Spring is in the air as Sarasota Orchestra offers a program of monumental works, each of which broke new ground in their day. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was so novel and unprecedented that a riot broke out at its premiere. A tour de force for the orchestra musicians and conductor, its live performance is a not-to-be-missed event. Violinist Benjamin Beilman brings his trademark flair to Mozart’s final and most virtuosic violin concerto. The program opens with Joan Tower’s 1920/2019, composed in 2019 to honor the 1920 passage of the 19th amendment granting women suffrage.

Take a flight of the imagination when a pilot stranded in the desert meets the little prince! After an action-packed galactic journey, this magical boy visits Earth, determined to find a way to save his own tiny planet and everything he cherishes. Friendship, loss, love, and finding out that what’s truly important in life “is invisible to the eye” … much is explored in this “enchanting opera that’s filled with warm wisdom and lyrical beauty.” (BOSTON HERALD)

Learn how to address flute and piccolo intonation issues, including understanding differences between the instruments. Learn how air speed and direction, dynamics, and vibrato affect pitch, and gain effective strategies for using drones, pitch bending, alternate fingerings, and ear-training exercises.

Ebonee Thomas and Lisa Garner Santa will lead this session.

Take a flight of the imagination when a pilot stranded in the desert meets the little prince! After an action-packed galactic journey, this magical boy visits Earth, determined to find a way to save his own tiny planet and everything he cherishes. Friendship, loss, love, and finding out that what’s truly important in life “is invisible to the eye” … much is explored in this “enchanting opera that’s filled with warm wisdom and lyrical beauty.” (BOSTON HERALD)

Take a flight of the imagination when a pilot stranded in the desert meets the little prince! After an action-packed galactic journey, this magical boy visits Earth, determined to find a way to save his own tiny planet and everything he cherishes. Friendship, loss, love, and finding out that what’s truly important in life “is invisible to the eye” … much is explored in this “enchanting opera that’s filled with warm wisdom and lyrical beauty.” (BOSTON HERALD)

Take a flight of the imagination when a pilot stranded in the desert meets the little prince! After an action-packed galactic journey, this magical boy visits Earth, determined to find a way to save his own tiny planet and everything he cherishes. Friendship, loss, love, and finding out that what’s truly important in life “is invisible to the eye” … much is explored in this “enchanting opera that’s filled with warm wisdom and lyrical beauty.” (BOSTON HERALD)

Make history with us at the 10th Anniversary Showcase Concert for the Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors. Addressing the profound gender imbalance on the world’s opera orchestra podiums, the Hart Institute provides training and career support to the next generation of women conductors. This special anniversary performance will feature six alumnae maestri from the first decade of the Institute— Tiffany Chang, Michelle Di Russo, Barbara Dragan, Tianyi Lu, Shira Samuels-Shragg, and Blair Salter —and a guest host. Each conductor will lead The Dallas Opera Orchestra and guest singers in excerpts from operas significant to TDO’s history.

Deck the halls with a free holiday concert featuring musicians from the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, offered as part of NorthPark's 2025 holiday activities and entertainment. Held on level one in NorthCourt between Nordstrom and Macy's. Seating is first-come, first-served.

The Sounds of the Season concert has become a beloved Southlake family tradition, captivating audiences with a delightful blend of holiday classics. Attendees can expect to be transported into the magical world of The Nutcracker, experience nostalgic holiday melodies like "White Christmas" and participate in a heartwarming Holly Jolly sing-along, among other festive musical selections.

Program:

VARIOUS: It's Christmastime: A Medley for Orchestra

HERBERT: “March of the Toys” from Babes in Toyland

WENDEL: Little Bolero Boy

LEONTOVITCH: Carol of the Bells

ANDERSON: Song of the Bells

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Christmas Overture

BERLIN: White Christmas

WALDTEUFEL: Skaters' Waltz

TCHAIKOVSKY: “March” from The Nutcracker Suite No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY: “Russian Dance” from The Nutcracker Suite No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY: “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker Suite No. 1

STEPHENSON: A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along

“Christmas can never come too early! Celtic Woman is thrilled to announce our Symphony Christmas Tour 2025! Experience the magical sound of Celtic Woman this holiday season from December 2nd. We are honoured to be performing across the US this December with so many world class orchestras.”

Our celebration of the music of FINAL FANTASY XIV and XVI by renowned composer Masayoshi Soken will be led by legendary maestro Arnie Roth and performed by a full symphony orchestra and chorus. This exciting program also features iconic works by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Yoko Shimomura, and other great composers from throughout the FINAL FANTASY series. FINAL FANTASY XIV & XVI original vocalist Amanda Achen joins this musical journey, and lyricist Koji Fox will be in attendance!

Koji Fox is is a senior translator and localization supervisor at SQUARE ENIX and the world and lore development co-lead for FINAL FANTASY XIV, and was an essential part of the FINAL FANTASY XVI development team. He has contributed lyrics to many beloved songs from these games, including “Answers,” “Dragonsong,” “Shadowbringers,” “Triumph,” and “My Star.”

This special concert includes HD video created by SQUARE ENIX specifically for this tour. Don’t miss out on this multimedia concert experience!

This concert is dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. William M. Davis with generous support from Davoil, Inc.

Austrian composer Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 presents a musical interpretation of heaven. Sleigh bells and flutes open the symphony with a delicate chiming, and later, the angelic voice of a soprano arrives in the final movement to sing texts from Mahler’s favorite book of German poetry. To balance out the program, British conductor Dame Jane Glover makes her debut as FWSO’s Principal Guest Conductor with pianist Imogen Cooper in Mozart’s final piano concerto, the No. 27 in B-flat major, and soprano Lauren Snouffer sings the ever-delightful Exsultate, jubilate.

Program:

Exsultate, jubilate by Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 by Mozart 
Symphony No. 4 by Mahler

This concert is dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. William M. Davis with generous support from Davoil, Inc.

Austrian composer Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 presents a musical interpretation of heaven. Sleigh bells and flutes open the symphony with a delicate chiming, and later, the angelic voice of a soprano arrives in the final movement to sing texts from Mahler’s favorite book of German poetry. To balance out the program, British conductor Dame Jane Glover makes her debut as FWSO’s Principal Guest Conductor with pianist Imogen Cooper in Mozart’s final piano concerto, the No. 27 in B-flat major, and soprano Lauren Snouffer sings the ever-delightful Exsultate, jubilate.

Program:

Exsultate, jubilate by Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 by Mozart 
Symphony No. 4 by Mahler

This concert is dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. William M. Davis with generous support from Davoil, Inc.

Austrian composer Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 presents a musical interpretation of heaven. Sleigh bells and flutes open the symphony with a delicate chiming, and later, the angelic voice of a soprano arrives in the final movement to sing texts from Mahler’s favorite book of German poetry. To balance out the program, British conductor Dame Jane Glover makes her debut as FWSO’s Principal Guest Conductor with pianist Imogen Cooper in Mozart’s final piano concerto, the No. 27 in B-flat major, and soprano Lauren Snouffer sings the ever-delightful Exsultate, jubilate.

Program:

Exsultate, jubilate by Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27 by Mozart 
Symphony No. 4 by Mahler

Time travel to 1794 Paris, where France’s Reign of Terror is raging. A frightened young aristocrat enters a convent, desperate to find peace from religious persecution. But as the Mother Superior warns, she has entered a house of prayer, not an escape from reality. Based on a real-life incident, 16 Carmelite nuns—each with her own private demons—must decide if they will live in fear or die together in faith as martyrs on the guillotine.