Nola Richardson, Lauren Snouffer, Karim Sulayman, Erica Schuller Headlines Ars Lyrica Houston’s 2025-26 Season

Ars Lyrica Houston has unveiled its 2025-26 season. It starts with “Bach’s Divine Comedy” featuring such works as “Fürchte dich nicht” BWV 228 and “The Dispute between Phoebus & Pan” BWV 201. Hannah DePriest, Andréa Walker, Jay Carter, Michael Skarke, Matthew Newhouse, Thomas O’Neill, Tom Meglioranza, and Timothy Jones are the vocal soloists. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2025 “Love Untamed” will {…}

May 17, 2024

Ars Lyrica Houston Brings ‘Magical’ Händel Opera to Life for Local Premiere

“Amadigi di Gaula” tells the fairy tale story of the eponymous 14th-century knight who is betrayed by his friend Dardano when the two realize that they have both fallen in love with Oriana. Meanwhile, the sorceress Melissa aims to stop Amadigi from being reunited with his beloved. Dardano makes a pact with Melissa to appear like Amadigi when he meets {…}

May 2, 2024

Cecilia Duarte, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Erica Schuller, Camille Ortiz, Nola Richardson Headline Ars Lyrica Houston’s 2024-25 Season

Ars Lyrica Houston has unveiled its 2024-25 season. First up is “In Praise of Virtue” starring Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Hannah DePriest. The program features works by Händel, Bach, and Hasse, as well as a Concerto by Telemann. Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2024 Next up is Monteverdi’s “Madrigals of Love and War” featuring such vocal soloists as Erica Schuller, Amia Langer, {…}

Feb 22, 2024

Ars Lyrica Houston to Present ‘Maria’s Magical Music Adventure’

Ars Lyrica Houston is set to present three public performances of “Maria’s Magical Music Adventure.” The performances are scheduled for March 3 at the Campbell Learning Center, March 23 at Heights Kids’ Day of Music, and April 6 at Rothko Chapel. “Many young Houstonians speak Spanish as their first language and have limited access to music education at their schools,” {…}

Jan 29, 2024

Lauren Snouffer Headlines Ars Lyrica Houston’s ‘Visions & Reveries’

Ars Lyrica Houston will present an all-French program starring Lauren Snouffer on March 16, 2024. Entitled “Visions & Reveries,” the event, which will take place at Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center, will feature two lyrical cantatas by lizabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre and Jean-Philippe Rameau, among other works. Snouffer, who has performed with such organizations as The Royal {…}

May 26, 2023

Ars Lyrica Houston & Express Children’s Theater to Feature ‘Maria’s Magical Music Adventure’

Ars Lyrica Houston and Express Children’s Theater will present “Maria’s Magical Music Adventure,” starting on May 27 and 31, 2023 at the Houston Metropolitan Dance Center. “Maria’s Magical Music Adventure” is an adaptation of the children’s book of the same name by writer Emma Kent Wine. It follows the journey of María, a young Latina, and her brother Carlos as {…}

Apr 26, 2023

Lauren Snouffer, Randall Scotting, Sherezade Panthaki, Raven McMillon Headline Ars Lyrica Houston’s 2023-24 Season

Ars Lyrica Houston has announced its 2023-24 season. The season kicks off with “Fallen Angels,” a concert featuring music by Carissimi, Purcell, and Vivaldi. Soloists include Nola Richardson, Jay Carter, Thomas O’Neill, and Enrico Lagasca. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2023 Next up is “Ecstatic Visions” featuring soprano Sherezade Panthaki. The concert features music by Rameau, Schmeltzer, and Händel. Performance Date: {…}

Jan 12, 2023

Ars Lyrica Houston Presents ‘From China with Love: Musical Chinoiseries in 17th- and 18th-Century Europe’

Ars Lyrica Houston continues collaborating with Rienzi, the Museum of Fine Arts House Museum for European decorative arts, with the “From China with Love: Musical Chinoiseries in 17th- and 18th-Century Europe” concert. The cast of musicians include soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg, violinist Manami Mizumoto, and curator and harpsichordist Mario Aschauer. The three Baroque experts will offer a collection of solo and chamber {…}

Dec 17, 2022

Soprano Camille Ortiz Among Headliners of Ars Lyrica Houston Gala

Soprano Camille Ortiz is slated to perform at the Ars Lyrica Houston Gala. This year the Ars Lyrica Houston’s gala titled “Gems, Charms, and Treasures” will center around the idea of a musical journey back in time. During the three-course dinner, Ortiz, Artistic Director Matthew Dirst on harpsichord, and an ensemble of Baroque instrumentalists will perform a preview of Händel’s {…}

Aug 20, 2022

Ars Lyrica Houston Unveils 2022-23 Season

Ars Lyrica Houston has announced its 2022-23 season. It all kicks off with “Hail, Bright Cecilia!” The concert will feature music by Purcell and Händel as performed by Alexandra Gorman, Julia Fox, Jay Carter, Cecilia Duarte, Stephen Ash, Thomas O’Neill, Kirby Traylor, and Christopher Besch. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2022 The Red Priest of Venice will focus on music by {…}