Having built a reputation for bold programming, Fort Worth Opera is shelving one of its boldest moves of all. Citing high production costs, the company has scrapped the Wagner Das Rheingold that was scheduled for the 2018 festival.

In its place, the festival will present Brief Encounters, a triptych of recent 15-minute operas by contemporary American composers: Avow, by Mark Adamo; Again, by Jake Heggie; and Feel the Tango, by FWO artistic director Joe Illick.

Rounding out the three-production festival will be Maria de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla and Donizetti's Don Pasquale.