Inside a brightly lit rehearsal hall tucked into a North Austin industrial park, two performers speak earnestly in Spanish. A hanging sheet of plastic serves as a rehearsal door. They open and shut it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steven Skybell, a native Texan based in New York, might be the Tevya for our times. See why when Austin Opera produces the classic ...

"I cannot think of a more ideal work to help us open the Butler Performance Center than Ofrenda, which has grown right here in Austin over the past three years through Jorge and John's work in the ...

Taking advantage of a soft market for Austin office space, Austin Opera has purchased a landmark building in Southeast Austin. Its interior will be transformed into offices, storage areas, rehearsal ...

Even if you don’t think you know opera, trust me: You know Carmen. It’s like the “Hallelujah Chorus” or “Ride of the Valkyries,” classical songs that worm their way into the cultural subconscious.

Austin Opera is turning 40—and the celebration begins this weekend! As the Live Music Capital of the World embraces diverse sounds, Austin Opera is stepping into a new era with bold productions, fresh ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Opera is about to turn 40, and it’s getting a major birthday gift. Austin Opera recently moved into a south Austin building that’s tucked away just south of State Highway 71, ...

You’ve got to appreciate a work that explains the central metaphor right off the bat. Fiddler on the Roof starts with protagonist Tevye (Steven Skybell) describing how we are all such fiddlers, ...

In January, a fire destroyed several buildings in the 400 block of North Main Street. Following the blaze, people began to reminisce about what used to be in that block, and the old opera house was ...