(Photo credit: Kamys) Austin Opera is set to open its new home Butler Performance Center, with the world premiere performance of Jorge Sosa and John de los Santos’ “Ofrenda.” The Center features the Sangeeta Teresa Mai and Hai Nguyen Theater which holds 189-seats with retractable and tiered seating. Also within the Butler Performance Center are four rehearsal rooms, a conference {…}
Austin Opera today has appointed Cory Lippiello as its new Chief Producing Officer, a key executive leadership position responsible for overseeing the company’s Artistic and Production departments. Lippiello has more than 25 years of experience in artistic administration, casting, production, and strategic planning. Lippiello joins Austin Opera this fall following a stint with Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she served {…}
Austin Opera’s 40th Birthday Season is set to conclude with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera will be performed at the Long Center for four performances between April 30 and May 3, 2026. The work will star tenors Joshua Blue and Demetrious Sampson, Jr as Rodolfo and sopranos Brittany Olivia Logan and Maria Brea as Mimi. They will be joined by {…}
The Austin Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with the world premiere of “Ofrenda“ by composer Jorge Sosa and librettist John de los Santos. “The idea for Ofrenda came to me during COVID,” said composer Sosa. “I wanted to write a work that centered around healing and celebrated essential workers. I was thinking about the curanderas (traditional {…}
Austin Opera’s 40th Birthday Season continues in February with the company premiere of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The work will be presented from Feb. 6 – 8, 2026 in a production by Crystal Manich with choreography by Michael Pappalardo. The work will star Grammy Award-winning soprano Mela Dailey, Sharon Robinson (Tzeitel), Rachel Blaustein (Hodel), Audrey Ballish (Chava), Ryan Everett Wood, {…}
Austin Opera is set to launch its 2026–27 season with the world premiere of “Ofrenda.” The work by Jorge Sosa and John de los Santos represents the company’s first commissioned work and the inaugural production in the new Butler Performance Center. “Ofrenda” is described as a 90-minute chamber opera, performed in English and Spanish, and developed through Austin Opera’s Residency {…}
The Austin Opera has announced that it will add a performance to its production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The company said that due to popular demand, the company is adding a fourth performance to its February production. The added performance will be on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., while the three previously announced performances will be on {…}
The Austin Opera is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a November birthday concert. The concert will be held on Nov. 15 and 16 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Timothy Myers will lead the Austin Opera Orchestra & Chorus and a cast of guest vocalists in famous arias and ensembles from operatic masterpieces like Verdi’s “Aïda,” {…}
Austin Opera has announced its 2025-2026 Season celebrating its 40th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of Annie Burridge’s tenure as General Director & CEO. The season opens with “Celebrate Opera! A Spectacular Birthday Concert” which will celebrate Austin Opera’s 40 years. Timothy Myers leads the Austin Opera Orchestra & Chorus and a cast of guest vocalists in famous arias {…}
Austin Opera has announced its new future home. The organization revealed a 16,000-square-foot programming, rehearsal, and administrative hub on Trade Center Drive. The building will feature a 195-seat performance theater and rehearsal space, as well as numerous other commercial amenities. “The establishment of this new performance center is a historic step for Austin Opera to expand our audience, secure a {…}
Austin Opera announced the creative teams composer Carlos Castro and librettist Alejandra Martinez and Jorge Sosa and librettist John de los Santos as the winning teams to participate in the inaugural Opera ATX Residencies for Latinx Creatives. Castro and Martinez will advance their new opera, “El rebozo,” during the 2023-24 season. Sosa and de los Santos will workshop a new {…}