Productions by Austin Opera

May. 02 - May. 05
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Carmen by Austin Opera

Carmen
by Austin Opera

Arguably the sexiest role in opera, Carmen is a beautiful, free-spirited woman all too aware of her carnal allure, and yet, she despises any man …

Feb. 01 - Feb. 04
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Cruzar la cara de la luna by Austin Opera

Cruzar la cara de la luna
by Austin Opera

The first ever mariachi opera, Cruzar la Cara de la Luna/Crossing the Face of the Moon, follows the two families of Laurentino, a Mexican man who has …

Apr. 29 - May. 07, 2023
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
The Pearl FIshers by Austin Opera

The Pearl FIshers
by Austin Opera

Be transported by acclaimed British 60s-wild-child fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes's vivid production in this heartrending story about the struggle between friendship and love. During a …

Jan. 28 - Feb. 05, 2023
 
Austin
Sweeney Todd by Austin Opera

Sweeney Todd
by Austin Opera

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd . . . the dark and brooding, yet sharply comic, story of love, revenge, and meat pies. In his …

Nov. 05 - Nov. 13, 2022
 
Austin
The Barber of Seville by Austin Opera

The Barber of Seville
by Austin Opera

Packed with all the essential components of the best comic operas, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is a witty tale of bribery, deception, disguise, and of course, …

Apr. 28 - May. 01, 2022
Th-F, Sun
Austin
Fidelio by Austin Opera

Fidelio
by Austin Opera

Austin Opera’s season concludes in spring 2022 at the Long Center with Fidelio: A Celebratory Gala Production. Beethoven wrote Fidelio, his only opera, in response to the …

Feb. 05 - Feb. 06, 2022
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs by Austin Opera

The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
by Austin Opera

Austin Opera is proud to present the Texas Premiere of Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, February 3, 5, & 6, 2022. …

Nov. 06 - Nov. 14, 2021
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
The Marriage of Figaro by Austin Opera

The Marriage of Figaro
by Austin Opera

The 2021–2022 Season opens at the Long Center in November with Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, which was originally set to appear in November 2020. This inventive and stylish period production from Lyric …

Apr. 29 - May. 01, 2021
Th, Sat
Del Valle
Tosca by Austin Opera

Tosca
by Austin Opera

Start your engines! Austin Opera returns to live performance with an innovative outdoor production of   Puccini’s Tosca at Circuit of the Americas, Austin’s Formula …

Jan. 23 - Jan. 26, 2020
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Everest by Austin Opera

Everest
by Austin Opera

Everest, with music by Joby Talbot and libretto by Gene Scheer, tells the tale of one of the deadliest years in recorded history, 1996, at …

Nov. 09 - Nov. 17, 2019
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Rigoletto by Austin Opera

Rigoletto
by Austin Opera

This tragic story revolving around the unscrupulous Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s stunning daughter Gilda is considered to be one …

Apr. 05 - Apr. 06, 2019
F-Sat
Austin
Soldier Songs by Austin Opera

Soldier Songs
by Austin Opera

Soldier Songs combines elements of theater, opera, rock-infused concert music, and video by filmmaker Bill Morrison to explore themes of loss, the exploitation of innocence, and …

Jan. 26 - Feb. 03, 2019
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Silent Night by Austin Opera

Silent Night
by Austin Opera

Silent Night, with music by Kevin Puts and a libretto by Mark Campbell (The Manchurian Candidate, 2016), is based on the 2005 film Joyeux Noël, which …

Apr. 28 - May. 06, 2018
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
La Traviata by Austin Opera

La Traviata
by Austin Opera

Verdi’s tragic heroine takes center stage in one of the most frequently performed operas of all time – La Traviata. Violetta Valery, a courtesan who knows she …

Jan. 27 - Feb. 04, 2018
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Ariadne auf Naxos by Austin Opera

Ariadne auf Naxos
by Austin Opera

Richard Strauss’ tour de force Ariadne auf Naxos tells the story of a wealthy man who has assembled two groups of performers in his home …

Nov. 11 - Nov. 19, 2017
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Carmen by Austin Opera

Carmen
by Austin Opera

Bizet’s sizzlingly hot opera tells the tale of one of the most dynamic characters in all of the operatic canon, Carmen. It also contains some …

Apr. 29 - May. 07, 2017
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Austin Opera

Madame Butterfly
by Austin Opera

The deepest love, the deepest betrayal. Austin Opera’s 30th Season concludes with what is undoubtedly one of the most beloved operas of all time. Puccini’s heartbreakingly …

Jan. 28 - Feb. 05, 2017
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
The Daughter of the Regiment by Austin Opera

The Daughter of the Regiment
by Austin Opera

High comedy, romance and vocal fireworks. Marie (Rachele Gilmore), the adoptive daughter of 1,500 soldiers of a French army regiment, is the charming tomboy who has …

Nov. 12 - Nov. 20, 2016
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
The Flying Dutchman by Austin Opera

The Flying Dutchman
by Austin Opera

Deliverance through love. Wagner’s powerful romantic opera, The Flying Dutchman, tells the supernatural tale of a captain cursed to navigate a ghost ship for all eternity — …

Sep. 17, 2016
Sat
Austin
The Manchurian Candidate by Austin Opera

The Manchurian Candidate
by Austin Opera

From Robert Faires' article in the Austin Chronicle of January 28, 2016:  Forgive the cliché, but how better to break the news about Austin Opera's 30th …

Apr. 23 - May. 01, 2016
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
The Barber of Seville by Austin Opera

The Barber of Seville
by Austin Opera

Austin Opera culminates its 2015-16 Season with one of Gioachino Rossini’s perennial favorite The Barber of Seville, foundational support provided by the Georgia B. Lucas Foundation. Rossini’s …

Jan. 29 - Jan. 31, 2016
Th, Sat-Sun
Austin
Of Mice and Men (opera) by Austin Opera

Of Mice and Men (opera)
by Austin Opera

Based on John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men,” this riveting American opera is a faithful retelling of one of America’s most celebrated works of …