Is it strange for an opera company to stage Fiddler on the Roof? Showcasing the Broadway landmark makes total sense to Annie Burridge, Austin Opera’s CEO.
Everybody appreciates a little recognition from their peers, right? It came to the Apollo Chamber Players from Chamber Music America, which promotes their field nationwide.
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra still has its eye on Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy and their ilk. But it will peek beyond its artistic home turf next season, when it will share Bass Performance Hall with actors, dancers and even masterpieces of Spanish painting.
The three witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, nursing their cauldron of toil and trouble, rank among the most chilling characters ever set loose onstage. Imagine what might happen if they found an apprentice to carry on their dark arts.
C.C. Conner helped transform Houston Ballet, serving as its managing director as the company boosted its financial endowment and built its downtown home. Karen Stokes led the University of Houston’s dance program for more than 20 years
A Jerome Robbins gem gets top billing in the advertising. But each work in Houston Ballet’s “In the Night” program opens a window into the company and its history.