Other highlights include Puccini's Madama Butterfly, with Angela Maria Blasi in the title role and David Pomeroy as B.F. Pinkerton, and Verdi's Falstaff. The company is also partnering with the Van Cliburn Foundation to produce a concert version of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle to celebrate its inaugural festival.
All Performances will be held at Bass Performance Hall, downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Fort Worth Opera was founded in 1946; according to the company it is the oldest, regularly performing opera company in Texas.