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La bohèmeFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Fort Worth Opera presents a hybrid staging of ‘La bohème’ |
 7 Apr 24 / Dallas Morning News |
ZorroFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A dashing “Zorro” captures hearts in Fort Worth Opera’s world premiere |
| 29 Jan 22 / Classical Review |
El pasado nunca se terminaFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Past is present |
| 12 May 19 / TheaterJones |
Splendidly performed, but leans on stereotypes |
| 12 May 19 / Dallas Morning News |
Fort Worth Opera fetes the Mexican-American experience in”El pasado nunca se termina” |
| 12 May 19 / Classical Review |
CompanionshipFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Fort Worth Opera delivers a strong world premiere of Rachel J. Peters' opera Companionship |
| 5 May 19 / TheaterJones |
Porgy and BessFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Fort Worth Opera Festival's 'Porgy and Bess' packs dramatic and musical wallops |
| 30 Apr 19 / Dallas Morning News |
Fort Worth Opera triumphs in a moving and powerful “Porgy and Bess” |
| 30 Apr 19 / Classical Review |
A lot to love |
| 28 Apr 19 / TheaterJones |
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Fort Worth Opera’s Porgy and Bess is a multisensory treat |
| 28 Apr 19 / Fort Worth Weekly |
Maria de Buenos AiresFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Passion in the city |
| 2 May 18 / TheaterJones |
Seduction, danger and surrealism in Fort Worth Opera's festival-opening tango opera 'María de Buenos Aires' |
| 29 Apr 18 / Dallas Morning News |
FWO’s spellbinding “María” takes Spanish-language opera to new heights |
| 29 Apr 18 / Classical Review |
Don PasqualeFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
There’s nothing small about FWO’s “Sunset Boulevard”-style “Don Pasquale” |
| 30 Apr 18 / Classical Review |
Fine singing in Fort Worth Opera Festival's Hollywood-ized 'Don Pasquale,' but way too much slapstick |
| 30 Apr 18 / Dallas Morning News |
Cruzar la Cara de la LunaFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A mix of Mexican and American lives in Fort Worth Opera's powerful, irresistible mariachi opera |
| 7 May 17 / Dallas Morning News |
Moon lit |
| 5 May 17 / TheaterJones |
Fort Worth Opera’s ‘Cruzar’ a pertinent work with emotional pull |
| 2 May 17 / Star Telegram |
Voir DireFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Truth be told |
| 1 May 17 / TheaterJones |
FW Opera’s ‘Voir Dire’ tries to do justice to crime-and-punishment tales |
| 28 Apr 17 / Star Telegram |
Courtroom dramas, and damaged lives, vividly portrayed in Fort Worth Opera's new 'Voir Dire' |
| 28 Apr 17 / Dallas Morning News |
CarmenFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Deadly obsession |
| 1 May 17 / TheaterJones |
"Carmen" splendidly sung but overacted at Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 24 Apr 17 / Dallas Morning News |
Il barbiere di SivigliaFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Fort Worth Opera’s ‘Barber of Seville’ keeps audience laughing |
| 2 May 16 / Star Telegram |
EnbeddedFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Digging deep |
| 30 Apr 16 / TheaterJones |
Fort Worth Opera presents two one-act operas inspired by Poe |
| 27 Apr 16 / Dallas Morning News |
‘Buried Alive,’ ‘Embedded’ go for modern-day macabre |
| 26 Apr 16 / Star Telegram |
Buried AliveFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Digging deep |
| 30 Apr 16 / TheaterJones |
Fort Worth Opera presents two one-act operas inspired by Poe |
| 27 Apr 16 / Dallas Morning News |
‘Buried Alive,’ ‘Embedded’ go for modern-day macabre |
| 26 Apr 16 / Star Telegram |
JFKFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Docu-opera, redux: JFK comes to operatic stage |
| 26 Apr 16 / Washington Post |
'JFK' is a surreal spin on president's last night in Texas |
| 26 Apr 16 / Los Angeles Times |
‘JFK’ opera engrossing, sometimes puzzling |
| 25 Apr 16 / Star Telegram |
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'JFK' puts a very dark day in an operatic light |
| 25 Apr 16 / New York Times |
Fort Worth Opera premieres vivid, overdone “JFK” |
| 25 Apr 16 / Dallas Morning News |
HamletFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Wes Mason as Hamlet was properly a dominant figure both musically and dramatically |
| 4 May 15 / Star Telegram |
La TraviataFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Sumptuous La Traviata |
| 30 Apr 15 / Fort Worth Weekly |
Totally consumed |
| 30 Apr 15 / TheaterJones |
Fort Worth Opera’s opulent La Traviata let down by lead singers |
| 29 Apr 15 / D Magazine |
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Fort Worth Opera's 'La traviata' an on-again, off-again affair |
| 29 Apr 15 / Dallas Morning News |
A surprise opener for the 2015 Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 29 Apr 15 / Opera Pulse |
Fort Worth Opera’s grand ‘La Traviata’ at Bass Hall |
| 27 Apr 15 / Star Telegram |
Dog DaysFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
'Dog Days' portrays lives brutalized by isolation, hunger |
| 30 Apr 15 / Dallas Morning News |
Dog Days shocks and awes at Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 29 Apr 15 / D Magazine |
Gruesome ‘Dog Days’ an ear-splitting, profanity-laced opera |
| 29 Apr 15 / Star Telegram |
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Friday night storms doom Fort Worth Opera's 'Dog Days' |
| 29 Apr 15 / Dallas Morning News |
Dog Days gives dynamite regional premiere in Fort Worth |
| 29 Apr 15 / Opera Pulse |
With Blood, With InkFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
A pathbreaking nun forced into silence |
| 13 May 14 / Wall Street Journal |
The 2014 Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 10 May 14 / Dallas Observer |
With Blood, With Ink premieres at Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 22 Apr 14 / Opera Pulse |
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Fort Worth Opera Festival opens with starkly contrasting productions |
| 22 Apr 14 / Star Telegram |
Silent NightFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
The 2014 Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 10 May 14 / Dallas Observer |
Happy Christmas (war is not over) |
| 6 May 14 / TheaterJones |
Humanity in the midst of war, at FW Opera Festival |
| 5 May 14 / Dallas Morning News |
Così fan tutteFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
The 2014 Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 10 May 14 / Dallas Observer |
Fort Worth Opera swings into Mozart |
| 7 May 14 / Fort Worth Weekly |
Fort Worth Opera scores another winner |
| 29 Apr 14 / TheaterJones |
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Fort Worth Opera stages a clever ‘Cosi’ |
| 29 Apr 14 / Star Telegram |
Comedic Così fan tutte Opens in Fort Worth |
| 29 Apr 14 / Opera Pulse |
A dazzling ‘Così fan tutte’ at the Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 28 Apr 14 / Dallas Morning News |
Les pêcheurs de perlesFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Exotic Ceylon brought to life at Fort Worth Opera Festival |
| 28 Apr 14 / Dallas Morning News |
Sean Panikkar wows in Fort Worth Opera Festival opener |
| 22 Apr 14 / Opera Pulse |
Fort Worth Opera Festival opens with starkly contrasting productions |
| 22 Apr 14 / Star Telegram |
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Fort Worth Opera Festival begins well with The Pearl Fishers |
| 21 Apr 14 / D Magazine |
Ariadne auf NaxosFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
FW Opera stages an entertaining “Ariadne auf Naxos” |
| 7 May 13 / Dallas Morning News |
Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos completes Fort Worth Opera’s Perfect season |
| 7 May 13 / D Magazine |
Island in a dream |
| 7 May 13 / TheaterJones |
La fille du régimentFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Fort Worth Opera Festival continues with two totally different works |
| 2 May 13 / Fort Worth Weekly |
Fort Worth Opera scores with lively, very funny 'Regiment' |
| 29 Apr 13 / Star Telegram |
Fort Worth Opera mostly hits with a rousing production of Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment |
| 29 Apr 13 / TheaterJones |
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FW Opera Festival opens a delightful “Daughter of the Regiment” |
| 28 Apr 13 / Dallas Morning News |
Glory DeniedFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Fort Worth Opera Festival continues with two totally different works |
| 2 May 13 / Fort Worth Weekly |
POW's story brings home the drama |
| 26 Apr 13 / Star Telegram |
A haunting and evocative tribute to the Vietnam era |
| 25 Apr 13 / Pegasus News |
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Fort Worth Opera festival continues with Glory Denied |
| 22 Apr 13 / Star Telegram |
The performance was done with great skill and enormous conviction |
| 22 Apr 13 / Dallas Morning News |
La bohèmeFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Opera fest launched with stunning, deftly staged and performed La Bohème |
| 22 Apr 13 / Star Telegram |
Fort Worth Opera Festival kicks off with a solid and refreshingly traditional La boheme |
| 22 Apr 13 / TheaterJones |
Lively “La boheme” opens FW Opera Festival |
| 22 Apr 13 / Dallas Morning News |
LysistrataFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
A production full of variety |
| 31 May 12 / Pegasus News |
Make war not love |
| 31 May 12 / Fort Worth Weekly |
An ancient story fit for the modern ear |
| 30 May 12 / D Magazine |
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War of the sexless |
| 29 May 12 / TheaterJones |
Don't deny yourself pleasure of Fort Worth Opera's 'Lysistrata' |
| 29 May 12 / Star Telegram |
Le nozze di FigaroFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A comic opera sowing seeds of social unrest |
| 22 May 12 / D Magazine |
Traditional wedding |
| 21 May 12 / TheaterJones |
Fort Worth Opera's 'Marriage of Figaro' sounds better than it looks |
| 21 May 12 / Star Telegram |
Three DecembersFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A cacophony of emotions that's never overwhelming |
| 22 May 12 / Pegasus News |
Fort Worth Opera's exquisite production of Jake Heggie's Three Decembers is a welcome entry into the canon |
| 20 May 12 / TheaterJones |
Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers tackles family tension sung beautifully |
| 15 May 12 / D Magazine |
ToscaFort Worth OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Fort Worth Opera Festival “leaps” to a grand start with Tosca |
| 17 May 12 / Everyday Opera |
An ambitious, but impressive undertaking! |
| 16 May 12 / Pegasus News |
FrontRow .
An opulent production kicks off opera festival and brings Fort Worth’s Tosca to life |
| 15 May 12 / D Magazine |
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Sour notes in Fort Worth Opera's 'Tosca' |
| 15 May 12 / Star Telegram |
Diva on a mission |
| 15 May 12 / TheaterJones |
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Tosca stand
To play the villainous Scarpia in FWO’s ‘Tosca,’ happily coupled barihunk Michael Chioldi dug deep.
To play the villainous Scarpia in FWO’s ‘Tosca,’ happily coupled barihunk Michael Chioldi dug deep.
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| Fort Worth Opera’s first black female director resigns |
Afton Battle has announced that she is resigning from the Fort Worth Opera late next month after two years with company. |
| 26 Oct 2022 / Star Telegram |
| Fort Worth Opera unveils bold new direction in 75th anniversary season |
It’s out with the old and in with a new vision for Fort Worth Opera’s historic 75th anniversary season. |
| 14 Jul 2021 / Culturemap |
| Fort Worth Opera cancels entire 2020 festival |
In the biggest blow yet to the Fort Worth arts scene, the Fort Worth Opera has canceled its entire 2020 festival amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 18 Mar 2020 / Culturemap |
| Tuomas Hiltunen resigns as general director of Fort Worth Opera |
Tuomas Hiltunen has stepped down as general director of Fort Worth Opera (FWO) after two seasons with the company. |
| 6 Feb 2020 / Opera News |
| Fort Worth Opera announces 2019 festival season |
Fort Worth Opera announced the casts and creative teams for the 2019 Festival season, including the world premiere of composer-librettist Rachel J. Peters's delightfully wicked opera, Companionship. |
| 14 Jul 2018 / Broadway World |
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