La Bohème returns to Austin Opera
Photo: Timothy Myers, Music Director, Austin Opera Orchestra The old warhorse opera about a group of Bohemians in Paris in the 1830s has returned to Austin Opera. I reviewed its…
AUSTIN OPERA at 40
Austin Opera celebrated its 40th birthday in style at the Long Center this past weekend. Music Director Timothy Myers, in an interview with KXAN news, said in advance of the…
Madame Butterfly and a New Beginning for Austin Opera
The old war-horse Madame Butterfly was recently restaged by Austin Opera in a thoroughly enjoyable performance. Ever since its debut in 1904, it has become a canonical opera, likely seen…
Manchurian Candidate and the cycle of History
Creators Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell won a Pulitzer Prize for their first opera, Silent Night. This was reviewed in SunNewsAustin in 2019 (see link below). They teamed up again…