In July 2001, Fort Worth Opera hired a new general director, Darren Keith Woods. Woods' prior experience included twenty years as a successful character tenor and general director of the Seagle Music Colony in upstate New York and Shreveport Opera. In recent years, the company has introduced more American and modern repertory to its programming, although it continues to produce mostly classical opera. On Feb 13, 2017, the Fort Worth Opera board of directors dismissed Woods from his post citing differences over the future artistic and financial goals of the company.