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 {…}
Opera Austin Festival will return for its second annual edition on Nov. 15, 2025, running from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Draylen Mason Music Studio. The 2025 festival will feature mainstage presentations by Suzette Emberton, Trevor Shaw, and Nathan Felix Opera Productions. Shaw will premiere an excerpt from “City of Lantern Flies,” while Felix will present “Ribas-Dominicci,” based {…}
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. {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
The Atlanta Opera Film Studio has announced the premiere of its 96-Hour Opera Project documentary. The film will show the journey of five creative teams as they compete for the Antinori Grand Prize at The Atlanta Opera’s 96-Hour Opera Project. The project is designed as a talent incubator and competition for composers and librettists who self-identify as under-represented to create {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
Nathan Felix’s new opera “No. 5” is set to premiere on Oct. 1, 2022 at Timucua in Orlando, Florida. The 70-minute opera focuses on the life of Coco Chanel and stars Molly Ann Anders as the younger Coco and Claire Hodge as the older iteration of the fashion icon. Other cast members include Jacob Pense, Sarah Purser, and Madison Marie {…}
Mexican-American composer Nathan Felix will premiere his immersive opera, ”La Malinche: Traitor|Savior,” on July 21 and July 24, 2022, at Albuquerque Museum. The performance is free. The 25-minute one-act opera relates the story of an enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernán Cortés’ interpreter and translator. La Malinche played a central role in transactions, negotiations, and conflicts between the Spanish and {…}