In February, the TCU Opera Studio performed Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a 20th-century musical take on Shakespeare’s famous comedy. Here, lovelorn Hermia, played by Bridget Cappel, an artist diploma student, is bewitched by the mischievous spirit Puck, played by guest artist Alex Koch. The TCU Opera Studio features undergraduate and graduate students, as well as those working toward an artist diploma, an intensive, nondegree course of study intended for people aiming for careers in concert performance.

—  Kate Dunn