The 2026–2027 season features a world premiere commission, an exclusive Texas premiere, and the highly anticipated opening of the Butler Performance Center. Four magnificent productions take the stage with exquisite costumes, stunning sets & visuals, and world-class operatic voices!
Opening in the fall of 2026, the new Sarah and Ernest Butler Performance Center at Austin Opera will expand Austin Opera’s mission in exciting ways, allowing us to engage our community year-round with a broader range of programming.
Your support ensures that opera remains a vital, accessible part of Austin’s cultural life. Because of you, we present three exceptional productions at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, employ more than 300 local artists and creatives, and bring meaningful arts learning to more than 15,000 students across Central Texas each year.
Austin Opera announced the public phase of a capital campaign to support a new performing arts center and company headquarters – the next major step in the company’s evolution as an essential partner in Austin’s performing arts scene.
