Double ‘Dutchman’ opens HGO and Dallas Opera Seasons
He’s the ultimate outsider. Cursed by Satan, the protagonist of Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman must sail the world’s seas for all eternity.
Steven Brown
Beyond Broadway: The Long Center Expands its Mission
If you check out what Austin’s Long Center has in store for its 10th anniversary season, you’ll find theater, dance, music of many genres, and more. But the bill of fare leaves out a staple of performing arts centers nationwide: Broadway shows.
Houston’s ROCO focuses on Works by Women
Alecia Lawyer, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s artistic director, introduced the idea discreetly last fall: She and two other musicians devoted a program on the group’s Unchambered series entirely to works by female composers.
Houston’s Period-instrument Group puts Music in its Original Context
In your typical music-school teaching studio, a Steinway grand piano would easily dominate the room.
It Happened in Texas: Don Carlos at HemisFair and more at the McNay
For one night, San Antonio just may have been the United States’ operatic capital.
Up to the Challenge: New leadership helps Fort Worth Opera revamp
When the Fort Worth Opera Festival unveiled its plans for this year’s edition, the repertoire included a milestone: the company’s first staging of Das Rheingold, the opening of Richard Wagner’s four-part The Ring of the Nibelung.
Rising Talent & Veterans: Next Season at Chamber Music Houston
When the Rolston String Quartet first flashed onto Chamber Music Houston’s radar screen, the young ensemble was quartet-in-residence at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen: A Countertenor to Encounter
The Ivy Leaguer tore up his career plan. For his first two years at Princeton University, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen had majored in public policy, figuring he’d go to law school and work in public affairs. Then a summer project stirred his love for singing, which went all the way back to his childhood.
Drumming up New Work: Austin’s line upon line Focuses on Commissioning
From woodwind trios to massive orchestras, most musical groups can prepare for a concert in a fairly straightforward way.
Vocal Heroics: Clifton Forbis Returns To Dallas Opera
The opera world never has enough heroic tenors.
Van Cliburn Winner Yekwon Sunwoo Returns to Texas
The first time Yekwon Sunwoo vied in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the judges eliminated him after the opening round. Looking back, the South Korea native made no excuses. “I just wasn’t ready,” he recalled.
Celestial Music: Houston Symphony’s Composer in Residence Jimmy López Premieres New Work
Jimmy López got hooked on classical music when he was 12, thanks to J.S. Bach’s counterpoint.