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Magda, Mélat, Madam Radar, and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the week in Austin
"...Arthur, she continues.   – Christina Garcia TOPAZ’s Cosmic Opera..."

June 28, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

New Prints, Old Turtles, and Other Events This Week
Gotta gotta get out to get down
"...a not-what-they-seem owl, or enjoy its quirky, small-town soap opera vibes by making a slice of cherry pie. Supplies..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts
Recommended shows for the week in Austin
"...The Drive-By Truckers’ 2001 double-disc opus Southern Rock Opera arguably serves as the apex of alt.country. The band’s..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Arts Review: Austin Opera’s Carmen
Love and death mingle in a classic, crowd-pleasing opera
"...Even if you don’t think you know opera, trust me: You know Carmen. It’s like the “Hallelujah..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Long Center’s Drop-In Music Series Is Back
22-artist lineup runs from R&B to honky-tonk
"...as the home to fine arts performances from Austin Opera, Ballet Austin, and Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Long Center..."

May 8, 2024 Music Post by Madeline Duncan

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Austin Opera's New Season: The arts org revealed its 2024-25 lineup,..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature

Austin Opera Redefines the Limits of Opera for 2024-25 Season
Cold war thriller and devotional masterpiece on the calendar
"...If you think opera is just warbling about Teutonic deities, newly-announced Austin Opera's..."

May 1, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Right-Wing Funded Civitas Institute Is Almost Up and Running at UT-Austin
Classes focused on “liberty” start this fall
"...brought on board last year after the initial soap opera that was the Liberty Institute ended, told the Chronicle..."

March 27, 2024 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

Play’s the Thing in Grand Theft Hamlet
Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane take arms against a sea of virtual troubles
"...in documentaries about the National Theatre and the Royal Opera House. However, those venues came with a much smaller..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events
Get an arts fix this week
"...Wave?   – James Scott Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week
Our guide to community events for the week
"...together with hydrating electrolytes.   – James Scott Fight Opera Presents: Fight 4 Filth..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: City Theatre Tackles a Nineties Relic
Good performances can’t save The Twilight of the Golds from its datedness
"...Throughout the play, David, an opera set designer, references Wagner’s Ring Cycle, and he discusses..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Scales Down Tolstoy’s Masterwork
War and Peace goes pop in new Zach Theatre production
"...Zach Theatre production of Dave Malloy’s 2017 Tony-award-winning electropop opera redux of War and Peace is without fun or..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week
Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.
"...Gershwin collaborated with DuBose Heyward to create the folk opera in 1935, combining Twenties jazz with musical ideas from..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events
Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights
"...winners walk away with tickets to an upcoming Austin Opera production.  – James Renovitch..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere
Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi
"...for a Passerby (Netherlands) Director: Celine Daemen A dreamlike VR-opera about our experience of time. How do we relate..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts
Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events
"...tome. Described by the theatre as an “innovative electro-pop opera,” this two-hour-and-thirty-minute love triangle will be available as pay-what-you-will..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Recommended Austin Events
Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more
"...strange, surreal, unconventional and unexpected.” This month’s selection, Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente, combines speculative sci-fi with international..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...(France) / Director: Grégory Ohrel The Hives - 'Bogus Operandi' (United Kingdom) / Director/Screenwriter: Aube Perrie Ismay - 'Stranger..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

An Austin Music Poll FAQ: Attempting Answers on the 43-Year Tradition
Winner announcements move to print; the party moves to Antone’s
"...the show! We promise this isn't a Chronicle moneymaking operation – all ticket proceeds go to the SIMS Foundation,..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Free Week Announces January 2024 Lineup, and More Music News
Power Trip reunited at Mohawk; Sonic Guild divvied grants at ACL Live
"...nonprofit applies the community-supported ethos of ballet, symphony, and opera to independent live music...."

Dec. 7, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas
"...Elsie the Cow, was not only the largest dairy operator in the world, but also the producer of Elmer’s..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Mike Melinoe’s Playfully Sinister “Casper” and Four More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Loveme, sayang, Shaz, and more
"...Channeling the eerie soprano of Eartheater, Drogosch's background in opera is on full display as the group guides listeners..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week
From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH
"...Fire Shut Up in My Bones became the first opera by a Black composer to debut at the Metropolitan..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Broadway in Austin's Six
Flash over formidability defines this pop historical fiction
"...all of Hamilton is sung through, as if an opera, Six is very much sung through as a concert,..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Zach Theatre's Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone
A masterful tribute to the father of the Great American Songbook
"...lyrics to "I Loves You, Porgy" from the folk opera Porgy and Bess, Felder weaves a compelling if not..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Five Fantastic Fest Flicks From the American Genre Film Archive
AGFA Creative Director Joseph A. Ziemba goes bugnuts with this year’s restorations
"...that fell through the cracks. It's really a soap opera that just happens to have these giant flesh-ripping bugs."..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Haunting in Venice
The man and the mustache return in Kenneth Branagh’s third Hercule Poirot mystery
"...to attend a séance at the home of an opera singer (Reilly) in the hopes of debunking the famous..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words
The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories
"...while also crossing over to play Liberty Lunch, Austin Opera House, and Aqua Fest. Throughout their long run, the..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: A Giant Dog, Bite
Glam rockers’ sixth album traverses an ambitious space-age hero’s tale
"...slice through expansive synth waves while the band weaponizes operatic falsetto, stone-cold glam rock, and warped power chords. Nearly..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

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