Austin Opera's Madame Butterfly

The company delivers a lovely staging of this Puccini opera that builds to a heartbreaking finale

"...Maestro Richard Buckley, as always, brings his emotionally charged, Verdian-styled approach..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Michelle Haché

Austin Opera's The Daughter of the Regiment

Just as the young woman of the title is deemed "charming," so too is Donizetti's work in this company's staging

"...by the Austin Opera orchestra under the baton of Richard Buckley and robustly sung by all. Donizetti set some..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Robert Faires' Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016

The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing

"...element, every moment worked – Kevin Puts' moody score; Richard Buckley's intense conducting; Alison Moritz's taut staging; Greg Emetaz's..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Aida

In Verdi's Egyptian tragedy, Austin Opera excavates from the pomp and pageantry the personal

"...spans the stage for the triumphal celebration, and Maestro Richard Buckley and his orchestra deliver all the requisite pomp..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2014

It was a year in which the personal shone through in dance and classical works small and large

"...Opera) So mighty was the music made by Maestro Richard Buckley, his orchestra, and the singers in this staging..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faust

Austin Lyric Opera closed its season with a haunting and powerful production of Gounod's devilish work

"...– directed by ALO Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Richard Buckley – sounded fantastic, enlivening Gounod's sensual and thick..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Turandot

ALO's production puts the 'grand' in grand opera

"...pulled: The orchestra, conducted with clarity and passion by Richard Buckley, offers its prime performance of the season, as..."

April 20, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

The Magic Flute

ALO opens its 25th season with a magical revival of Mozart's opera

"...Under the deft baton of principal conductor Richard Buckley (returning this season as ALO artistic director), the..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

'Hat' Trick

The Austin Chamber Music Festival gets you as close to opera as can be

"...I sat down with Michelle, and [ALO Principal Conductor] Richard Buckley was involved, we said, 'How simply can we..."

July 9, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Hansel and Gretel'

Mezzo Liz Cass lands a big break playing the familiar fairy-tale villainess

"...know [ALO General Director Kevin Patterson and principal conductor Richard Buckley] heard a lot of different people and that..."

April 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

La Bohème

A natural and believable cast makes Puccini's enduring romance captivating yet again

"...production, backed up by the fine accompaniment of maestro Richard Buckley's orchestra...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Austin Lyric Opera meets the challenge of Poulenc's work with economy and emotive power

"...work. Armed with an orchestra of Austin's finest, conductor Richard Buckley leads his ensemble through the jaunty sweeps of..."

April 24, 2009 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Rigoletto

ALO's straightforward staging of the Verdi classic offers the thrill of a tale told well

"...designer David Nancarrow and by the ALO Orchestra under Richard Buckley's sublime command. The maestro controls the score with..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Monumental Shift

Major personnel changes across the Austin arts scene signal the start of a new era

"...getting the new Blanton Museum of Art facilities built, Richard Buckley bringing Philip Glass' opera Waiting for the Barbarians..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Austin museums want you, and Richard Buckley conducts in the Windy City

"...• Austin Lyric Opera artistic director Richard Buckley continues to be one busy maestro. He recently..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Lyric Opera

Austin Lyric Opera announces what's coming when it turns 20 next season and serves up a banquet of opera on celluloid in a party, titled Lights, Camera, Opera

"...flies when you're having fun – and Artistic Director Richard Buckley has announced what's coming in the big year...."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' burns with violent passions and dark deeds, and Austin Lyric Opera brings this torrid tale to blazing life

"...tale to blazing life. From the pit, Artistic Director Richard Buckley – whose ardor for Shostakovich prompted the yearlong..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

ALO has blood on the tracks in 2006, and Salvage Vanguard lands a new office

"...• Austin Lyric Opera Artistic Director Richard Buckley announced the company's 2005-06 season. The centerpiece will..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

UT Opera scores a wealth of green while ALO is in the black, and Salvage Vanguard Labor Party wins a vote of financial confidence

"...as in next week: Catch Tosca with Artistic Director Richard Buckley's conducting debut at Bass Concert Hall Sept. 17-20...."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin Opera to Mount Manchurian Candidate

Kevin Puts' take on political thriller opens 2016-17 season

"...Artistic Director Richard Buckley has talked about the need for the company..."

Jan. 27, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

City Council: No Tubes for You!

Tubing, 24-hour bike trails, and zoning on this week's agenda

"...the 10th anniversary of Austin Lyric Opera Artistic Director Richard Buckley – because that's how we swing, in the..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

All Over Creation: Mozart Was an Austinite

The spirit of innovation that drove the composer lives on in our city

"...The Marriage of Figaro a week later. As Maestro Richard Buckley burst into the overture at a gallop, I..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

L'Étoile (The Star)

You can thank your lucky stars for this opera of big, colorful, bouncy fun

"...lusciously lush as to make you swoon. (And conductor Richard Buckley works his musicians to make it ravishing.) The..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Top 9 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2009

A theatre year of crazy families, love lost and found, and lots of dancing

"...famous tragedy. Directed by Garnett Bruce and conducted by Richard Buckley...."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

After a Fashion

Your gracious Style Avatar on throwing rocks and giving 'em 'the finger'

"...Esther's Follies, brilliantly Austin-ized. The dramatic and droolingly handsome Richard Buckley conducted the orchestra – from the stage I..."

June 27, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Long Center: Opening was, in a word, grand

In artistry and style, the gala opening for the Long Center was an evening worthy of a facility 16 years in the making

"...sharp. That was even more apparent when ALO conductor Richard Buckley and tenor Roger Honeywell fired up "Nessun dorma"..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar is still squinting from all that glare from all those rocks at the Long Center opening

"...under the artistic direction of the charming and affable Richard Buckley, performed magnificently, and it was truly a jaw-dropping..."

April 4, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Personnel Department: New Hires at Conspirare and the Mary Moody Northen Theatre

Personnel changes at local arts organizations continue, with the arrivals of a new executive director at Conspirare and a new business manager at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre

"...recently announced departures of Ann Ciccolella at Zach and Richard Buckley and Tamara Hale at Austin Lyric Opera, two..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Come Together

In 2006, Austin turned out for the arts by the tens of thousands

"...to an idea by Austin Lyric Opera Artistic Director Richard Buckley, more than a dozen area arts organizations joined..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Events That Made 2006 a Year to Remember

"...murder, and while ALO's staging was not without problems, Richard Buckley's vigorous reading of the turbulent score and soprano..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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