One of the most beloved operas of all time! Puccini's La Bohème follows the lives of young people living in the Latin Quarter of Paris. …

Austin Opera Premiere! Step right up and take your seat for this enduring story of the power of love and redemption, brimming with the unforgettable …

Back by popular demand, Stephen Mills’ Grimm Tales returns this fall. A hauntingly beautiful reimagining of the Brothers Grimm stories, this spellbinding ballet fuses surreal …

  Enchanting geisha,Cio-Cio-San is seduced by the dashing U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton. After a hasty wedding, Pinkerton abandons her to return to America. Cio-Cio-San never …

BELLE / A Tale of Beauty & the Beast is a contemporary ballet that reexamines the timeless story of Beauty & the Beast in a …

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 …

Following the unprecedented success of Grimm Tales, the first ballet commissioned by the Butler New Choreography Endowment, join us for the second offering as Stephen …

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 …

  Stephen Mills’ critically acclaimed production of Hamlet is a contemporary, bold version of Shakespeare’s timeless tale of revenge, grief, and love. Set to the richly …

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 …

LIGHT tells the powerful life story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren (1920-2016). Audiences experience Naomi's journey through the role of the "Survivor"; we see her …

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

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 …

Blippi The Musical brings the energetic and loveable character, Blippi, off the screen and onto the stage with world class production, audience engagement and amazing …

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 …

They’re acclaimed, in demand, and as choreographers, pushing the creative envelope. With classical roots and a contemporary focus, Amy Seiwert(Imagery), Jennifer Archibald (Cincinnati Ballet and …

Take a bus ride to heaven in C.S. Lewis’ imaginative The Great Divorce! C.S. Lewis’ mesmerizing fantasy about heaven, hell and the choice between them …

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, …

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. …

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 …

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 …

They were meant as cautionary tales, to keep us on the straight and narrow. But many familiar childhood stories started as grim reminders of what …

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, …

Legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein will be celebrated with a Texas-style centennial staging of “MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers” at …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

    Central Texas’ most well-known children’s theatre company, Pollyanna Theatre, a resident company of the Long Center for the Performing Arts, presents Cowboy in the Kitchen …

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 …

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 …

Come one, come all! We’ll find lines and circles galore as we gather under the big top to create our own circus. Two siblings prepare …

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is a smart, provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of …

This beautiful play reveals the love of poetry and the Victorian struggle of a "love that dare not speak its name." The Invention of Love …

Deus Ex Machina is live, choose-your-own adventure performance that yields total control of the play's storyline to the audience. Written and directed by Liz Fisher, …

Austin Shakespeare kicks off their official season this year with American poet Brian Hooker's acclaimed version of Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmund Rostand. Starring Marc …

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, Pollyanna Theatre, resident theatre company of the Long Center, is partnering with the LBJ Library …

Breaking String's We Play Chekhov includes two of Chekhov's masterful short stories adapted for the stage, presented as a double-bill in what will be the …

In BETHANY, Crystal and Gary live in a nice home in the suburbs. Only it’s not theirs. In fact, they didn’t know each other before …

Tapestry Dance Company, North America’s only repertory tap dance company and Resident Dance Company of the Long Center, presents their Spring Concert premiere, Rhythm, Reason …

Om Shanti is just like any other fairy tale, except that this one is set in the magical realm of Bollywood. It tells the story …