Austin Opera Redefines the Limits of Opera for 2024-25 Season

Cold war thriller and devotional masterpiece on the calendar

"...If you think opera is just warbling about Teutonic deities, newly-announced Austin Opera's..."

May 1, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...marathon, but Saturday night, Oct. 30, settled springlike in San Francisco. On the eve of the city's annual Halloween..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...to lie motionless in a gallery window in downtown San Antonio. The role will go to the actor who..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Clairvoyant

Iron Maiden, Brent Grulke, Billy Joe Shaver (& Lester Bangs)

"...a wallet. I lost the replacement Wednesday night in San Antonio – to Iron Maiden at the AT&T Center...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Tempted

The trials of St. Anthony get a modern hearing in UT Opera Theatre's American premiere of Luis Jaime Cortez's 1998 one-act opera, La Tentaciñn de San Antonio

"...Matthias Grünewald's 500-year-old depiction shows up in Paul Hindemith's opera Mathis der Maler and in starkly autobiographical paintings by..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Event Menu

April 11-13

"...the farming community on Texas Highway 16, south of San Antonio. Look for strawberry cakes, pies, shortcakes, ice cream,..."

April 11, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Ojos Verdes

Plácido Domingo blows down San Antonio's AT&T Center

"...“A Night at the Opera” with Plácido Domingo is one thing – unamplified, primarily...."

June 3, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Blue Starlite Drive-In to Light Up Downtown

New Third Street rooftop location to feature films, opera

"...heart of the city - and they're bringing the opera with them...."

Aug. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lake|Flato's Impact on Austin

The firm behind the new library has changed our city's look

"...Oct. 28 has generated much buzz for Lake|Flato, the San Antonio/Austin-based architectural firm that partnered on the project with..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Melodramatic Entrance

On set with 'Shades of Life,' the multicultural soap-opera access show giving minority actors a shot at exposure

"...episode 71 of Shades of Life, a multicultural soap opera shot in South Austin. It features a cast of..."

April 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

LoneStarCon 3: The Lois McMaster Bujold Interview

The Hugo Award nominee and past winner on biology as politics

"...book in the acclaimed Vorkosigan Saga, a “military space opera” with a heart – and brain and uterus, or..."

Sept. 1, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Live Shot: Golden Hornet Project: Symphony III

Live Shots

"...five sections (including a section titled "Oh, Shit! Bugs"), San Antonio Opera conductor Wayne Wyman guided the 36 musicians..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Roderick Sanford, It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

La Tentación de San Antonio

UT Opera Theatre tackles the American premiere of Luis Jaime Cortez's La Tentación de San Antonio with vigor, but there's too much here to take in in one pass

"...La Tentación de San AntonioMcCullough Theatre, through March 7..."

March 5, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Thank God It's Friday

UT grad Christian McLaughlin discusses Spyder Games, his MTV "soap opera on crack."

"...a bit of what transgressed on MTV's new soap opera Spyder Games the same day, as reported by MTV.com:..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Art:

"...by Paul Jeremias, large-scale color images of theatre and opera, through Jan 14. Buffon's Histoire Naturelle: A Suite of..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...Austin Chamber of Commerce," Meyers is the godfather of San Antonio rock, poster child for staying and playing on..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Art of the State

"...Texas artists. Through Dec 22. 445 N. Main Ave., San Antonio. 210/212-4900...."

Nov. 24, 1995 Arts Feature

Emailing Plácido Domingo

"...AC: I saw you perform Cyrano de Bergerac in San Francisco last year. This was my first opera as..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...and a civic landmark. It began with the symphony, opera, and ballet losing their performance home at Bass Concert..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

"...Town, to Montreal, to Zurich. But not even the Susan Komen Breast Center at Baylor Hospital in Dallas was..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column

The Old Majestic

The Old Majestic is an operatic valentine to vaudeville from composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez delivered with a disarming sweetness by UT Opera Theatre

"...sounds are the heart of The Old Majestic, an operatic valentine to vaudeville from composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez and..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...over Castle Creek. In the Eighties, he owned and operated the Austin Opera House, while co-founding Star Tickets and..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...the town he picked to live in after leaving San Antonio...."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...chamber pieces for instruments of all kinds, art songs, operas, cantatas, scores for dance and theatre works, soundtracks for..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tycoon Cowgirl

Terri Hendrix

"...Wilory Farm, isn't due until June, but already the San Marcos-based singer-songwriter is busy pondering a trio of heavy..."

May 8, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Day Trips

"...The H.E.B. Science Treehouse at the Witte Museum in San Antonio makes learning fun. For the under-12-years-old crowd, the..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Live Music Recommendations for Post-Xmas and New Year's

Charley Crockett, DJ Paul, and more crucial concerts

"...sings tracks like “Cuando Andas” and “Vida” in Spanish, San Antonio darkwaver Night Ritualz leads his other electronic-tinged post-punk..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Cyndi Lauper, Pleasure P, Luxury Television, and More Crucial Concerts

Live music to drown out the week's news

"...Duster couldn’t have timed their second act better. The San Jose slowcore masters released two great, but relatively underground,..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Austin Chefs and Restaurants Nab Six Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List

Organic pastry, fusion BBQ, and Caribbean flavors recognized

"...James Beard’s birthday, June 5, 2023, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago...."

Jan. 30, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

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