Organization

Admin

Conductor

Emmanuel Villaume

Stage director

Leonard Foglia

Set designer

Elaine J McCarthy

Video designer

Costume designer

David C Woolard

Lighting designer

Russell Champa

Singer

Baritone

Lucas Meachem

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Tenor

Richard Croft

Abbe Faria

Mezzo-soprano

Sasha Cooke

Sylvie

Soprano

Deanna Breiwick

Claude

Kevin Burdette

Papinou

Andriana Chuchman

Sandrine

Mercedes

Andrew Bidlack

Doctor

Makeup artist

David Zimmerman

Hairstylist

Jocelyn Hansen

Martin Luther Clark

Orderly

The Dallas Opera

Orchestra

TDO Orchestra

Others

TDO Chorus

English

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Dallas

United States

Winspear Opera House

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Joby Talbot

Public

Approved

3 new-to-Dallas productions and a long-awaited world premiere. 
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A true story of strength, determination, and the desire for connection
Journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby awakes from a coma unable to move or speak, “locked-in” like a diver at the bottom of the sea. But his mind is as brilliant as ever, and with the help of his assistant, he creates his memoir—an extraordinary story of strength and imagination. This world premiere production from the composer of Everest will capture your heart from the first note.

Grammy® Award winner Lucas Meachem returns to Dallas in a world premiere debut, leading a staggering cast of opera powerhouses. Sasha Cooke lends her vocal “lushness” (San Francisco Chronicle) to the striking true story, along with Andriana Chuchman’s “glorious sound.” (The Washington Post) >>See full cast

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble