Waiting For The Barbarians

Coetzee's novel of empire and colonialism adapted

"...Coetzee's 1980 award-winning novel dissecting empire and colonialism, as the Magistrate (Ryland) clashes with Colonel Joll (Depp) over the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review

An Opera for Wartime

Philip Glass' Waiting for the Barbarians arrives when its message is urgently needed

"...Dark days frequently call forth mighty works of art...."

Jan. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

And the Award Goes to ...

The 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 4, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for..."

June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Map

Austin's art scene kept catching the eye of the nation in 2005

"...For years, the rest of the country, when it's bothered..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: The Never-Ending Story

Checking out of politics, checking in with the press

"...[Note: Two editing errors that appeared in the originally published version of this column have been corrected..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The Future Is Here

In 2007, that distant tomorrow when Austin's arts dreams would be realized finally arrived

"...For years, folks in the cultural community have talked about..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Opera Sets Audiences Atop the World's Tallest Mountain

Joby Talbot's adventurous new opera scales Everest

"...In the distance, snow-covered mountains stand in a jagged line. In..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Lyric Opera: Fat lady sings for artistic/managing director split

Austin Lyric Opera Artistic Director Richard Buckley and Managing Director Tamara Hale are both leaving their posts in June 2007, after which ALO will return to a single general director running the show

"...The final weeks of 2006 signaled big changes for Austin..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...This is the 15th year that local critics have put their heads..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature 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

"...Artistic Director Richard Buckley has announced what's coming in the big year. The season's coup – the American premiere..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Monumental Shift

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

"...When the history of Austin is written, 2007 will be remembered..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Our Shostakovich Year

On the centenary of Dmitri Shostakovich's birth, Austin arts groups join forces to throw the Russian composer a yearlong party

"...When old Father Time waltzes out the door with 2005, don't be..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

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

"...Don't let the word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Waiting for the Barbarians

Austin Lyric Opera's American premiere of Waiting for the Barbarians speaks powerfully to life in a time of terror and oppression, sounding a wake-up call to our humanity

"...Waiting for the Barbarians..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Lyric Opera: Breaking Glass

For Austin Lyric Opera's 20th season, artistic director Richard Buckley has lined up the American premiere of Philip Glass' opera 'Waiting for the Barbarians'

"...standbys, new artistic director Richard Buckley is setting sail for new territory in a major way. For ALO's 20th..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Change of Aria Code

Leaving "Lyric" behind, Austin Opera launches a new era

"...If all those ads for Verdi's A Masked Ball have you wondering just what..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Les Enfants Terribles'

Philip Glass opera gives new meaning to sibling rivalry

"...You think relations with your brother or sister are weird. Well, whatever strange feuds, odd..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Richard Buckley

Austin Lyric Opera artistic director Richard Buckley is taking his baton up to Ohio to serve as principal conductor for Opera Cleveland

"...Buckley, who has been conducting Austin Lyric Opera productions for three seasons as ALO's artistic director, is now taking..."

July 28, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

It's appropriate – hell, it's necessary – that a documentary about Philip Glass provide sound as crisp and clear as the sharpest images onscreen, and this one does, with aural textures you can almost feel against your skin

"...Here's a beautiful look into the life and creative processes of one of the world's..."

May 1, 2009 Screens Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2007

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2007 in dance and classical music

"...1) Waiting for the Barbarians (Austin Lyric Opera) Mounting the American..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Huzzah! Stephen is back, jingling his balls and getting all Carrie on yo' keister.

"...JINGLE JANGLE It was the Jingle Ball, dammit, not the Jingle Cocktail Party. So..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I'm just now getting around to accessing the Chron via the Internet in the Balkans, where I've..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...her letter (Sept. 28), especially regarding Belinda Acosta and the "TV Eye" column. I can't imagine why Dr. Austen..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...The Reasons Behind the Attack..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Slamnation

"...Directed by: Paul Devlin. The slam poetry movement: return to verse's classical roots as..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...The Austin Chronicle's endorsements for the Commissioners Court should leave..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

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"...headlined "Oppel's Memory Hole," which critiqued my column in the Statesman on Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos. A highlight was King's..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

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"...Tragedy Brings Out the Worst in 'Chron'..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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"...Dawson NPCD, Sept. 14, 2001). Ms. Smoot's rants against the neighborhood planning process should elevate her to the Republic..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Public Notice: November Song

Will Council make a golf course its parting act?

"...Did you know that Austin has one of the 25 largest urban parks in the country, according to..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro