Emmanuel Villaume enters his second season as Dallas Opera’s Music Director when he opens the company’s season this Friday with Le nozze di Figaro. Mozart’s sparkling comedy, which the French maestro previously conducted in Dallas in 2002, receives a new production directed by Dallas Theater Center Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty.

Emmanuel conducts a cast that includes Mirco Palazzi as Figaro, Beate Ritter as Susanna, Nicole Car and Joshua Hopkins as the Almavivas, and Emily Fons as Cherubino. For tickets, click here.