... Woods, "I'm excited that Carter Scott and Michael Chioldi are returning for Tosca-they are literally back by popular demand. Hers was a magnificent Tosca in 2005 and his Scarpia was searing. And our Marriage of Figaro is a perfect example of Fort Worth Opera's success at showcasing the best of today's young operatic talent, including the Opera Guild of Fort Worth's McCammon Competition alumni Donovan Singletary and Jonathan Beyer as Figaro and the Count, respectively, plus fellow up-and-comers Andrea Carroll as Susanna, Jan Cornelius as the Countess, and Wallis Giunta as Cherubino."

The season kicks off with Tosca, Puccini's blockbuster opera about the fiery diva who makes a dreadful bargain with the lecherous Baron Scarpia in order to save her beloved Cavaradossi. Fort Worth Opera welcomes back soprano Carter Scott (Tosca) and

baritone Michael Chioldi (Scarpia), whose performances in Fort Worth Opera's Tosca in 2005 were burned into the city's memory. "The intensity they projected was almost frightening," raved the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Tenor Roger Honeywell (Carmen, 2009) joins them as the passionate painter Cavaradossi. Music Director Joe Illick conducts and Daniel Pelzig (Turandot, 2008) directs Fort Worth Opera's period production.