Steven Brown is a Houston writer who has been classical music critic of the Houston Chronicle, Charlotte (N.C.) Observer and Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel.

Steven Brown

Love, Brutality, Sacrifice, and Regret: Houston Grand Opera’s Vivid Die Walküre

Steven Brown·April 21, 2015

Die Walküre opened Saturday night at Wortham Theater Center.

Houston Music

Fusing Opera and Mariachi: HGO presents El Pasado Nunca Se Termina

Steven Brown·April 17, 2015

It's springtime 1910, and night has come to a Mexican hacienda.

Houston Music

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Visual Art

Three Inches from the Past: The tactical, tactile birth of photography at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth

The Grand Calculus of Darkness: Winslow Homer’s Spatial and Conservation Mechanics at the MFAH

Witnessing the Cycle: Gabriel Martinez at the Ismaili Center Houston

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Bats, Swans & Bon Bons: Avant Chamber Ballet’s 15th season positions classical dance for modern audiences

When Choreographers Mind the Gap: Houston’s Favorite Dance Showcase Hits Forty

Embracing the New: Texas Performing Arts’ New Season

Music

A FRESH TAKE: DACAMERA’S SEASON EXPLORES NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT OLD THINGS

Time for Tranquility: Apollo Chambers Players Offer a Contemplative New Season

The Finale and Future: Austin Symphony Orchestra’s Peter Bay Passes the Baton

Theater

The Drama Map: Trends, Patterns and Premieres on Texas Stages

Embracing the New: Texas Performing Arts’ New Season

Timeless and Immediate: For 2026-27, Stage West plans a season where audiences feel safe to be provoked

Steven Brown

Love, Brutality, Sacrifice, and Regret: Houston Grand Opera’s Vivid Die Walküre

Fusing Opera and Mariachi: HGO presents El Pasado Nunca Se Termina