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Nathan Felix to Premiere ‘La Gran Esperanza’

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Composer Nathan Felix will present the premiere of his immersive opera “La Gran Esperanza” on Oct. 10 at the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston. Presented by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center at the University of Houston, Felix, the production is site responsive. Vocalists and musicians perform throughout the museum and move among the audience, who are encouraged to follow the soloists {…}

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Nathan Felix’s ‘The Migrant Highway’ to Premiere in Albuquerque

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Nathan Felix’s new immersive opera “The Migrant Highway” premiered on Sept. 19, 2026. “The Migrant Highway” is a collection of operettas based on migrant stories that took place along Route 66. Felix drew inspiration from “The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Identity, and Place in Albuquerque” exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum. Each of the five stories shown takes {…}

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Nathan Felix’s ‘Mirrors’ Set for Premiere at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami

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Composer Nathan Felix will present “Mirrors” at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami. The immersive work, which will take place on May 15, 2025, will follow the story of two immigrant nurses who struggle with a new identity and cultural challenges in the United States. The singers will weave around the museum, and audiences are encouraged to follow along. {…}

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Nathan Felix’s ‘Glory Gone’ to Get Showcase at Radius Center

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Nathan Felix’s “Glory Gone” will get a performance at the Radius Center in San Antonio on March 1, 2025. The showcase will feature soprano Kathryn Piña as Gloria the Pop Singer, tenor Kevin Arratia-Diaz as The Obsessed Photographer, mezzo-soprano Olivia Gronenthal as The Super Fan, soprano Fabiola Quezada as News Reporter Vivian Loder, and soprano Jenna Winslow as the Music {…}

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Nathan Felix’s Opera Austin Festival Unveils Slate

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Nathan Felix’s Opera Austin Festival has unveiled its slate. The event, slated for Nov. 16 will feature performances throughout the day. Starting at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., there will be panels on “Production Tales” and “Cultivating an Opera Community.” One Ounce Opera will present an artistic talk at 6 p.m., followed by aria performances at 6:40. then comes an {…}

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Nathan Felix Launches Opera Austin Festival

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Austin native composer Nathan Felix has launched the Opera Austin Festival, a one-night-only event for new operas written in Central Texas. The Opera Austin Festival spotlights original works and arias currently being written and those written in the last three to five years by living composers. The festival joins forces with local and regional opera organizations, composers, and singers including {…}

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Little Carver Theatre to Premiere Nathan Felix’s ‘El Conquistador’

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Little Carver Theatre in San Antonio, Texas is set to present “El Conquistador,” a new opera by composer Nathan Felix. The 75-minute work explores the life of Hernán Cortés and his conquest of Tenochtitlan. It also explores the life and impact of La Malinche,” an enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernán Cortés’ interpreter and cultural translator. ” The work serves {…}

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Nathan Felix’s ‘The Paños Prophecy’ to Premiere in New Mexico’s National Hispanic Cultural Center

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The National Hispanic Cultural Center in New Mexico will present “The Paños Prophecy” on Oct. 28, 2023. The opera, by Nathan Felix, portrays the story of Francisco, a man in the New Mexico State Prison on the night of his release following 20 years in prison. The work explores his struggles to readjust to life in society and his relationship {…}

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Jennifer Perez to Star in the Premiere of ‘Glory Gone’ by Nathan Felix

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Nathan Felix’s new immersive opera “Glory Gone” starring soprano Jennifer Perez kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on September 14 at 7 p.m. “Glory Gone” explores themes of “restoring voices and the search for one’s purpose and identity in the face of racial discrimination,” says the composer. The {…}