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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Conductor Cues: Verdi’s Requiem

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

Explore the music and voice of Verdi'd Requiem during Conductor Cues. This engaging and exploratory event is hosted by our Sarah & Ernest Butler Music Director Timothy Myers featuring special guest stars, live performances, and insights into Verdi'sRequiem.

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Verdi’s Requiem

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

In celebration of Timothy Myers’ 2023 appointment as the Sarah and Ernest Butler Music Director, Austin Opera is thrilled to announce the launch of a new series: Opera Unleashed: Epic Masterpieces with Timothy Myers. Opera Unleashed will offer a series of company premieres over the coming seasons featuring some of the most historically significant works composed for the […]

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Verdi’s Requiem

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

In celebration of Timothy Myers’ 2023 appointment as the Sarah and Ernest Butler Music Director, Austin Opera is thrilled to announce the launch of a new series: Opera Unleashed: Epic Masterpieces with Timothy Myers. Opera Unleashed will offer a series of company premieres over the coming seasons featuring some of the most historically significant works composed for the […]

Serenata: Ópera y Sazón

Four Seasons Hotel Austin 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX, United States

The Austin Opera’s 15th annual Serenata Fine Wine Dinner and Auction, Ópera y Sazón, will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Four Seasons Austin Hotel celebrating Latin American music, composers, and storytelling. This season’s event will honor Michael and Patty Erspamer for their longstanding contributions to Austin Opera, and Mike’s transformative tenure […]

Conductor Cues: Madame Butterfly

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

Take a deep dive into the music and story of Puccini's Madame Butterfly during Conductor Cues. This engaging and exploratory event is hosted by our Sarah & Ernest Butler Music Director Timothy Myers featuring special guest stars, live performances, and insights into Madame Butterfly.

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Puccini’s Madame Butterfly

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

The mesmerizing beauty and heart-rending tragedy of Giacomo Puccini’s poignant Madame Butterfly returns to Austin Opera in April. In one of opera’s most heartbreaking stories, the young geisha Cio-Cio-San (Raquel Gonzalez), affectionately known as “Butterfly,” is seduced by the dashing U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton (Joseph Dennis). After a hasty wedding separating Cio-Cio-San from her family, […]