Meet the Opera: The Orchestra

Central Branch | Austin Public Library 710 W Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX, United States

Austin Opera, University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, and Austin Public Library team up for a free series discovering various aspects of opera this summer. This series of interactive workshops will be held at various Austin Public Library branches. Each workshop will include live performances and interactive educational activities for children focusing […]

Concerts at the Consulate

Consulado General de México en Austin 5202 E Ben White Blvd, Suite #150, Austin, TX, United States

Join us for our next Concert at the Consulate event on Wednesday, July 17 at the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin. Austin Opera Associate Director of Artistic Administration and Curator of Latinx & Hispanic Programming Claudia Chapa and Austin Opera Resident Star Willie Casper will perform popular and beloved Mexican and Latinx song selections […]

Meet the Opera: The Choreographer

Southeast Branch | Austin Public Library 5803 Nuckols Crossing Rd, Austin, United States

Austin Opera, University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, and Austin Public Library team up for a free series discovering various aspects of opera this summer. This series of interactive workshops will be held at various Austin Public Library branches. Each workshop will include live performances and interactive educational activities for children focusing […]

Meet the Opera: Putting It All Together

University Hills Branch | Austin Public Library 4721 Loyola Ln, Austin, TX, United States

Austin Opera, University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, and Austin Public Library team up for a free series discovering various aspects of opera this summer. This series of interactive workshops will be held at various Austin Public Library branches. Each workshop will include live performances and interactive educational activities for children focusing […]

Friends of the Opera (FOTOs) Season Kickoff Party

Join fellow FOTO members and art enthusiasts to celebrate the start of the cultural season! You’ll experience a performance by Austin Opera Resident Star Audrey Ballish and Elephant Room lead pianist David Webb and saxophonist Alex Coke. Guests will enjoy light bites, wine, bubbly, and a signature cocktail. Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:00 p.m. – […]

Noche de Ópera

*location provided after purchase

Noche de Ópera is where Austin’s international community comes together to share their love of Opera! Enjoy an intimate performance by Austin Opera Resident Star Kristin Bilodeau and pianist Yu-Hsin Teng, mingle with fellow arts lovers, and enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres in an elegant space. Celebrate Austin Opera’s upcoming production of The Manchurian Candidate!

Conductor Cues: The Manchurian Candidate

KMFA Draylen Mason Music Studio 41 Navasota St., Austin, TX, United States

Take a deep dive into the music and story of Puts and Campbell's The Manchurian Candidate during Conductor Cues. During this engaging and exploratory event, our Sarah & Ernest Butler Music Director Timothy Myers will have a conversation with librettist Mark Campbell. The evening will also include a live performance from baritone Mark Diamond.

Sarah and Ernest Butler Masterclass

Jessen Auditorium at The University of Texas Austin 200 W 21st St, Austin, TX, United States

Get a taste of what goes into opera trainign from one of the stars of The Manchurian Candidate during the Sarah & Ernest Butler Masterclass. Experience a master of voice work with students from the University of Texas Butler School of Music, touching on musicality, the mechanics of singing, and polishing an aria performance for […]

Season-Opening Celebration

H-E-B Terrace, The Long Center for the Performing Arts 701 W Riverside Drive, Austin, TX

Enhance your experience at Puts and Campbell’s politically-charged The Manchurian Candidate by adding Season-Opening Celebration tickets on November 9, 2024! Festivities include an elegant dinner in a tented ballroom on the H-E-B Terrace and a themed afterparty with cocktails, late-night snacks, and an opportunity to meet and mingle with the cast!

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Puts and Campbell’s The Manchurian Candidate

Dell Hall, the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX, United States

The 2024–2025 Season opens at the Long Center in November with The Manchurian Candidate, the compelling operatic adaptation of Richard Condon’s 1959 political thriller by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell – the same Pulitzer-Prize-winning team that created Silent Night. Winner of four Austin Critics Table Awards, this complex and gripping story of patriotism, corruption, political ambition, and […]