Lady Bird, an opera
by Texas State University

Apr. 28 - May. 01, 2016
Thursday-Sunday

Lady Bird, a new opera by Sheldon Harnick and Henry Mollicone 

Texas State University has commissioned an opera based on the life of Lady Bird Johnson, to be premiered April 28th, 2016 by Texas State Opera Theatre and Texas State Symphony Orchestra. The work focuses on Lady Bird as national figure during a tumultuous time in America, featuring her train trip through the Deep South riding down racism after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. American composer Henry Mollicone writes often on American cultural themes, including Gabriel’s Daughter, the story of a freed slave separated from her daughter through slave trade, and Children of the Sun, on the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The librettist is 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner Sheldon Harnick, writer of the Tony and Academy Award winning Fiddler on the Roof. Support for the commission comes from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Performing Arts Center's RECITAL HALL

 

 

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Lady Bird, an opera
by Henry Mollicone and Sheldon Harnick
Texas State University

Details of a gala event in San Marcos, Texas, to be announced.

Performances April 28 - May 1, 2016

Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

General Admission seating

tickets via Texas State Presents

Ticket Questions: txstatepresents@txstate.edu

Box Office Phone: 512.245.6500

TICKET PRICES: 
$15 Adult
$8 Student, Military or Senior
plus $2 Texas State Presents processing fee for tickets online or at the window.

Special Event Parking for all fine arts events occurring in Theatre Center and Performing Arts Center is now only available in the Edward Gary Street Garage, located on the corner of University Drive and Edward Gary Street for a flat fee of $5.00 per event.