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Fort Worth Opera proudly presents a holiday family favorite by Gian Carlo Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors.

Amahl tells the story of a crippled boy who by chance crosses paths with the three Wise Men on their way to visit the infant Jesus. The three men need a place to stay for the night and, in spite of her poverty, Amahl’s mother ge…

Fort Worth Opera proudly presents Georges Bizet’s beloved classic, Carmen.

Carmen is a sensual woman whose hobby is collecting the hearts of men. She turns her charms on an upstanding soldier, Don José, who gives up his family, career and reputation for Carmen’s amorous charms. When Carmen becomes bored with Don José’...

Fort Worth Opera presents Cinderella (La Cenerentola) by Gioacchino Rossini.

First performed in Rome in 1817, Rossini’s Cinderella is based on the well-known fairy tale. It came right on the heels of his triumphant The Barber of Seville. Written in the short span of three weeks (with help from a collaborator), it contains some of the fines…

Fort Worth Opera presents Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie, based on the book of the same name.

Based on actual events. In Louisiana in the 1980s, Joseph DeRocher is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row. DeRocher begins a correspondence with Sister Helen. After meeting with him, and despite misgivings of her own, Sister Helen take…