The season continues at the Long Center in February 2022 with the Texas premiere of The
(R)evolution of Steve Jobs, a new take on the life of Apple pioneer Steve Jobs, featuring the innovative music of Mason Bates and the stirring libretto of Mark Campbell. The recording of the original Santa Fe Opera cast won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. According to Seattle Weekly, “Mason Bates’s score is unfailingly inventive and often gorgeous…”

Making their Austin Opera debuts are baritone John Moore, returning to the title role for which he won wide acclaim at Seattle Opera; Sarah Larsen as Laurene Powell Jobs and Bille Bruley
as Steve Wozniak, both in their role debuts; and Wei Wu, an original member of the Grammy Award-winning cast, who returns to the role of spiritual advisor Kōbun Chino Otogawa. Rounding out the principal cast in the role of Chrisann Brennan is Madison Leonard, who returns to Austin following her triumphant debut as Gilda in 2019’s Rigoletto.

It seems fitting that this groundbreaking new co-production created by Austin Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City will premiere in Austin, Texas, a city simultaneously known as “Silicon Hills” and the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Tomer Zvulun, creator of Austin Opera’s award-winning production of Silent Night, returns to direct. The Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus will be led by Timothy Myers, the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor.

The season continues at the Long Center in February 2022 with the Texas premiere of The
(R)evolution of Steve Jobs, a new take on the life of Apple pioneer Steve Jobs, featuring the innovative music of Mason Bates and the stirring libretto of Mark Campbell. The recording of the original Santa Fe Opera cast won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. According to Seattle Weekly, “Mason Bates’s score is unfailingly inventive and often gorgeous…”

Making their Austin Opera debuts are baritone John Moore, returning to the title role for which he won wide acclaim at Seattle Opera; Sarah Larsen as Laurene Powell Jobs and Bille Bruley
as Steve Wozniak, both in their role debuts; and Wei Wu, an original member of the Grammy Award-winning cast, who returns to the role of spiritual advisor Kōbun Chino Otogawa. Rounding out the principal cast in the role of Chrisann Brennan is Madison Leonard, who returns to Austin following her triumphant debut as Gilda in 2019’s Rigoletto.

It seems fitting that this groundbreaking new co-production created by Austin Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City will premiere in Austin, Texas, a city simultaneously known as “Silicon Hills” and the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Tomer Zvulun, creator of Austin Opera’s award-winning production of Silent Night, returns to direct. The Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus will be led by Timothy Myers, the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor.

The season continues at the Long Center in February 2022 with the Texas premiere of The
(R)evolution of Steve Jobs, a new take on the life of Apple pioneer Steve Jobs, featuring the innovative music of Mason Bates and the stirring libretto of Mark Campbell. The recording of the original Santa Fe Opera cast won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. According to Seattle Weekly, “Mason Bates’s score is unfailingly inventive and often gorgeous…”

Making their Austin Opera debuts are baritone John Moore, returning to the title role for which he won wide acclaim at Seattle Opera; Sarah Larsen as Laurene Powell Jobs and Bille Bruley
as Steve Wozniak, both in their role debuts; and Wei Wu, an original member of the Grammy Award-winning cast, who returns to the role of spiritual advisor Kōbun Chino Otogawa. Rounding out the principal cast in the role of Chrisann Brennan is Madison Leonard, who returns to Austin following her triumphant debut as Gilda in 2019’s Rigoletto.

It seems fitting that this groundbreaking new co-production created by Austin Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City will premiere in Austin, Texas, a city simultaneously known as “Silicon Hills” and the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Tomer Zvulun, creator of Austin Opera’s award-winning production of Silent Night, returns to direct. The Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus will be led by Timothy Myers, the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor.

Delight your Valentine with a trip to an enchanted forest, where mortal and magical beings deliver loads of laughs while looking for love! Artistic Director Stephen Mills presents William Shakespeare’s tale of premarital mix-ups in a playful ballet that’s perfect for all ages. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM showcases Mills’ choreographic agility and his dancers’ comedic talents. The production is so beloved that the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., invited Ballet Austin to perform MIDSUMMER on its stage in January 2002, and the light-hearted romp remains a favorite with Central Texas audiences. Treat your special someone to this classic romantic comedy!

CHOREOGRAPHY
Stephen Mills

MUSIC
Felix Mendelssohn

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

Delight your Valentine with a trip to an enchanted forest, where mortal and magical beings deliver loads of laughs while looking for love! Artistic Director Stephen Mills presents William Shakespeare’s tale of premarital mix-ups in a playful ballet that’s perfect for all ages. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM showcases Mills’ choreographic agility and his dancers’ comedic talents. The production is so beloved that the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., invited Ballet Austin to perform MIDSUMMER on its stage in January 2002, and the light-hearted romp remains a favorite with Central Texas audiences. Treat your special someone to this classic romantic comedy!

CHOREOGRAPHY
Stephen Mills

MUSIC
Felix Mendelssohn

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

Delight your Valentine with a trip to an enchanted forest, where mortal and magical beings deliver loads of laughs while looking for love! Artistic Director Stephen Mills presents William Shakespeare’s tale of premarital mix-ups in a playful ballet that’s perfect for all ages. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM showcases Mills’ choreographic agility and his dancers’ comedic talents. The production is so beloved that the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., invited Ballet Austin to perform MIDSUMMER on its stage in January 2002, and the light-hearted romp remains a favorite with Central Texas audiences. Treat your special someone to this classic romantic comedy!

CHOREOGRAPHY
Stephen Mills

MUSIC
Felix Mendelssohn

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

Kennedy Center 2021 honoree, Midori, returns for a much-anticipated performance of Sibelius’ only concerto, the exquisite Violin Concerto in D Minor. Bookends for the program include a work by Dvořák’s pupil, Joseph Suk’s expressive Fantastické Scherzo, and his own Symphony No. 3 written in only three movements. It begins with an expansive melody and ends with a spirited dancelike rondo; how else would you end a remarkable concert for a romantic night out?!

PROGRAM:
JOSEPH SUK – Fantastické Scherzo, Op. 25
JEAN SIBELIUS – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 10

Masterworks Series
Midori, violin
Peter Bay, conductor

PROGRAM:
JOSEPH SUK – Fantastické Scherzo, Op. 25
JEAN SIBELIUS – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 10

Kennedy Center 2021 honoree, Midori, returns for a much-anticipated performance of Sibelius’ only concerto, the exquisite Violin Concerto in D Minor. Bookends for the program include a work by Dvořák’s pupil, Joseph Suk’s expressive Fantastické Scherzo, and his own Symphony No. 3 written in only three movements. It begins with an expansive melody and ends with a spirited dancelike rondo; how else would you end a remarkable concert for a romantic night out?!

PROGRAM:
JOSEPH SUK – Fantastické Scherzo, Op. 25
JEAN SIBELIUS – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 10

Masterworks Series
Midori, violin
Peter Bay, conductor

PROGRAM:
JOSEPH SUK – Fantastické Scherzo, Op. 25
JEAN SIBELIUS – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 10

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture.  Your Austin Symphony Orchestra will play Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact.  This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals, features Robbins’ breath-taking choreography and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman based on the masterful book by Arthur Laurents.

MGM HD and the Sarah & Ernest Butler Pops Series presents
“West Side Story”
Peter Bay, conductor

The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ’60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, Simon & Garfunkel’s perfect harmonies and songs that poignantly captured the times made them one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time. Over the years, they won 10 Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1977, their “Bridge Over Troubled Water” album was nominated at the Brit Awards for Best International Album. In 2003, Simon and Garfunkel were awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the following year saw their “The Sound of Silence” awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

GET A PREVIEW OF THE SHOW

About the Real Simon & Garfunkel:
The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, and crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic and electric guitars, and ‘s acute, finely wrought songwriting. The the duo rose to fame in 1965 backed by the hit single “The Sound of Silence”. Their music was featured in the landmark film The Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness. They are well known for their close harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship. Their last album, Bridge over Troubled Water, was marked with several delays caused by artistic differences. Simon and Garfunkel were among the most popular recording artists of the 1960s, and are perhaps best known for their songs “The Sound of Silence”, “Mrs. Robinson”, “Bridge over Troubled Water” and “The Boxer”. They have received several Grammys and are inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007). In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Simon and Garfunkel #40 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Never performed before by the ASO, Beethoven’s famous Emperor  Piano Concerto christens the stage at the hands of Stewart Goodyear, proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times. The concert opens with Lyric for Strings by Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, considered one of America’s greatest composers. William Grant Still’s expressive 5th Symphony, Western Hemisphere, paints a beautiful picture as he describes it as, “when the new day dawns, the lands of the Western Hemisphere are raised from the bosom of the Atlantic.”

PROGRAM:
GEORGE WALKER – Lyric for Strings
WILLIAM GRANT STILL – Symphony No. 5, Western Hemisphere
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor

Masterworks Series
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

Never performed before by the ASO, Beethoven’s famous Emperor  Piano Concerto christens the stage at the hands of Stewart Goodyear, proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times. The concert opens with Lyric for Strings by Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, considered one of America’s greatest composers. William Grant Still’s expressive 5th Symphony, Western Hemisphere, paints a beautiful picture as he describes it as, “when the new day dawns, the lands of the Western Hemisphere are raised from the bosom of the Atlantic.”

PROGRAM:
GEORGE WALKER – Lyric for Strings
WILLIAM GRANT STILL – Symphony No. 5, Western Hemisphere
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor

Masterworks Series
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

Watch Paddington, the famous, accident prone bear, as he makes his stage debut in this fun filled comedy.  Paddington is making his favorite marmalade jam with the help of the Brown’s housekeeper Mrs. Bird, but they run out of sugar, so Paddington heads next door to borrow some from Mr. Curry. The usually grumpy Mr. Curry is even more short tempered than ever as he prepares for a visit from his great aunt who is a stickler for tidiness. Feeling sorry for Mr Curry, Paddington volunteers to help him with his chores. Unfortunately for Paddington his good intentions end up leading to chaos, as one by one each of his jobs starts to have an unexpected outcome!

Will Paddington be able to fix everything before Mr. Curry and his great aunt arrive home?

About the Show

The critically acclaimed production of Paddington gets in a Jam was created and directed by Jonathan Rockefeller. The critically acclaimed production has garnered a Drama Desk and Off-Broadway alliance nomination for ‘Best Family Show,’ as well as the coveted New York Times’ ‘Critic’s Pick’.

Declared ‘The Hottest Family Show in Town’ by Broadway World, the production faithfully brings the world’s favorite bear to the stage for the very first time with a new adventure inspired by Michael Bond’s wonderful book series.

$20 Tickets for students! Bring your student ID to the Box Office on March 25 starting 90 minutes prior to showtime to claim your $20 tickets!
*Student discount tickets cannot be purchased online.

From coast to coast, Christian McBride is the voice and sound of jazz in America, frequently touring with his quartet, the New Jawn, and winning a host of GRAMMY Awards along the way.

Powered by a relentless energy and a boundless love of swing, McBride’s path has described a continuous positive arc since his arrival on the scene. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today.

Opening for Christian McBride’s New Jawn will be Austin-based professionals Brannen Temple and Dayne Reliford, who bring it all together in Brannen Temple Duo.

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 comes to life with Lewis’ signature wit, amazing actors and dazzling, state-of-the-art stagecraft! Lewis’ brilliantly drawn characters take a fantastical bus trip from hell to the outskirts of paradise. Each receives an opportunity to stay . . . or return to hell, forever divorced from heaven. The choice proves more challenging than imagined.

A 90-minute theatrical joyride filled with C.S. Lewis’ wit and wisdom!

José González is in a class by himself. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “someone whose subtle, carefully crafted music delivers rewards to listeners who know how to wait,” González’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world to being asked to perform at 2020’s Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and seeing his recorded music exceed 1 billion streams, González is one of the most exciting and in-demand touring artists working today. Whether appearing alone with his guitar or with a 20-piece orchestra, or with his band The Brite Lites, or choosing between duo and trio formats, his performances are never merely shows – they are events. And González has every intention of continuing this tradition as he prepares his fully solo tour
in support of the eagerly awaited release of his fourth studio album, LOCAL VALLEY.

The visionary singer-songwriter/guitarist’s long-awaited album, and first to contain songs in all of the languages he speaks (English, Spanish and Swedish). The album finds González once again armed with just a handful of nylon-stringed Spanish guitars, yet this time, technology did creep into the proceedings.

With LOCAL VALLEY, Jose González once again proves that music doesn’t need to be loud to be heard.

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 Arch Dance), and Jennifer Hart (Performa/Dance) are breaking barriers with major U.S. ballet companies and helming their own independent dance troupes, featuring diverse movement styles, from ballet to hip-hop. These trend-setting women bring a unique voice and fresh take to their artform. See their work and share in their stories.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Amy Seiwert, Jennifer Archibald, & Jennifer Hart

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

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 Arch Dance), and Jennifer Hart (Performa/Dance) are breaking barriers with major U.S. ballet companies and helming their own independent dance troupes, featuring diverse movement styles, from ballet to hip-hop. These trend-setting women bring a unique voice and fresh take to their artform. See their work and share in their stories.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Amy Seiwert, Jennifer Archibald, & Jennifer Hart

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

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 Arch Dance), and Jennifer Hart (Performa/Dance) are breaking barriers with major U.S. ballet companies and helming their own independent dance troupes, featuring diverse movement styles, from ballet to hip-hop. These trend-setting women bring a unique voice and fresh take to their artform. See their work and share in their stories.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Amy Seiwert, Jennifer Archibald, & Jennifer Hart

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

In 1952, dancer and choreographer AMALIA HERNÁNDEZ founded the Ballet Folklórico de México, having embarked at a very early age on a quest to preserve the
dancing traditions of Mexico. Her goal was to share with the nation and the world the beauty of Mexican dance from the Pre-Colombian era, the Hispanic Viceroy period, and the popular period of the Revolutionary years.

In 1954, Amalia began to garner recognition as a highly respected cultural representative of Mexico. In her earliest ballets, the audience sees the present time fade before their eyes, as they enter into a journey through the past: the lords of heaven and earth come back to life, the jaguars, the gods born of human flesh; and thirty different cultures that blossomed in centuries past leave behind a trail of color. All of these elements together gave Amalia Hernández the inspiration to create the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico.

A weekly program on Mexican television sponsored by the government aired the Ballet’s initial performances. Merely a few years into their formation, the company achieved a degree of international success that has been maintained for over seventy years. Amalia Hernandez and Ballet Folklórico de México have since created over forty ballets for upwards of seventy dancers. The music, technical rigor, elaborate costuming and Amalia’s choreography have helped the Ballet and its followers disseminate the zest for rich Mexican tradition and folklore throughout the world.

Since 1959, the company has been permanently housed at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. The institution has two main artistic companies called The First Company
and the Resident Company, both of whom alternate tours and performances in Mexico and abroad.

The company has currently given over 5,000 performances, and both Amalia Hernandez and the Ballet Folklórico de México have been distinguished with more than 300 awards recognizing their artistic merits.

April brings with it a powerful trio of repertoire by Russian composers, and the return of crowd-favorite, pianist Olga Kern. Kern is set to play Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1, a powerful performance you don’t want to miss! Plus, nothing is short of mighty when the complete ballet The Firebird is programmed. Stravinsky’s artistic achievement earned him international success and continues to be a staple in the concert hall.

PROGRAM:
IGOR STRAVINSKY – Circus Polka
TCHAIKOVSKY – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
STRAVINSKY – The Firebird (complete ballet)

Sponsor
Christopher H. Cheever

April brings with it a powerful trio of repertoire by Russian composers, and the return of crowd-favorite, pianist Olga Kern. Kern is set to play Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1, a powerful performance you don’t want to miss! Plus, nothing is short of mighty when the complete ballet The Firebird is programmed. Stravinsky’s artistic achievement earned him international success and continues to be a staple in the concert hall.

PROGRAM:
IGOR STRAVINSKY – Circus Polka
TCHAIKOVSKY – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
STRAVINSKY – The Firebird (complete ballet)

Sponsor
Christopher H. Cheever

Tapestry Co-Founder Acia Gray will join interdisciplinary artist Zell Miller III and New York based Bessie Award winner Nicholas Van Young to walk a rhythmic and poetic and perhaps perilous path of questions, memories, perceptions, dreams and solutions(?) to the human condition… the American democratic illusion…and the fragile foundation of self-awareness through rhythm. Really?

Well, that’s the sandbox; the musical soundscape and the challenge for the artists and the audience. “The notes are already there” according to great jazz legend Thelonious Monk. We all just need to listen and play and get a little dirty.

These three seasoned artists bring questions and the common bonds of music and rhythm through the lenses of their different day-to-day “realities” to the stage. Where do they connect? Why does it matter?

It does…we all matter. We’re all connected. But we’re not listening.

We are seemingly trying to survive in a skin-deep reality…from the outside in. It’s not working.

Let’s go from the inside out and listen to all the notes that are already here. What a concept.

Joined by incredible Austin musicians…the stage is set. Let’s see what happens!

Tapestry Co-Founder Acia Gray will join interdisciplinary artist Zell Miller III and New York based Bessie Award winner Nicholas Van Young to walk a rhythmic and poetic and perhaps perilous path of questions, memories, perceptions, dreams and solutions(?) to the human condition… the American democratic illusion…and the fragile foundation of self-awareness through rhythm. Really?

Well, that’s the sandbox; the musical soundscape and the challenge for the artists and the audience. “The notes are already there” according to great jazz legend Thelonious Monk. We all just need to listen and play and get a little dirty.

These three seasoned artists bring questions and the common bonds of music and rhythm through the lenses of their different day-to-day “realities” to the stage. Where do they connect? Why does it matter?

It does…we all matter. We’re all connected. But we’re not listening.

We are seemingly trying to survive in a skin-deep reality…from the outside in. It’s not working.

Let’s go from the inside out and listen to all the notes that are already here. What a concept.

Joined by incredible Austin musicians…the stage is set. Let’s see what happens!

Tapestry Co-Founder Acia Gray will join interdisciplinary artist Zell Miller III and New York based Bessie Award winner Nicholas Van Young to walk a rhythmic and poetic and perhaps perilous path of questions, memories, perceptions, dreams and solutions(?) to the human condition… the American democratic illusion…and the fragile foundation of self-awareness through rhythm. Really?

Well, that’s the sandbox; the musical soundscape and the challenge for the artists and the audience. “The notes are already there” according to great jazz legend Thelonious Monk. We all just need to listen and play and get a little dirty.

These three seasoned artists bring questions and the common bonds of music and rhythm through the lenses of their different day-to-day “realities” to the stage. Where do they connect? Why does it matter?

It does…we all matter. We’re all connected. But we’re not listening.

We are seemingly trying to survive in a skin-deep reality…from the outside in. It’s not working.

Let’s go from the inside out and listen to all the notes that are already here. What a concept.

Joined by incredible Austin musicians…the stage is set. Let’s see what happens!

Tapestry Co-Founder Acia Gray will join interdisciplinary artist Zell Miller III and New York based Bessie Award winner Nicholas Van Young to walk a rhythmic and poetic and perhaps perilous path of questions, memories, perceptions, dreams and solutions(?) to the human condition… the American democratic illusion…and the fragile foundation of self-awareness through rhythm. Really?

Well, that’s the sandbox; the musical soundscape and the challenge for the artists and the audience. “The notes are already there” according to great jazz legend Thelonious Monk. We all just need to listen and play and get a little dirty.

These three seasoned artists bring questions and the common bonds of music and rhythm through the lenses of their different day-to-day “realities” to the stage. Where do they connect? Why does it matter?

It does…we all matter. We’re all connected. But we’re not listening.

We are seemingly trying to survive in a skin-deep reality…from the outside in. It’s not working.

Let’s go from the inside out and listen to all the notes that are already here. What a concept.

Joined by incredible Austin musicians…the stage is set. Let’s see what happens!

Tapestry Co-Founder Acia Gray will join interdisciplinary artist Zell Miller III and New York based Bessie Award winner Nicholas Van Young to walk a rhythmic and poetic and perhaps perilous path of questions, memories, perceptions, dreams and solutions(?) to the human condition… the American democratic illusion…and the fragile foundation of self-awareness through rhythm. Really?

Well, that’s the sandbox; the musical soundscape and the challenge for the artists and the audience. “The notes are already there” according to great jazz legend Thelonious Monk. We all just need to listen and play and get a little dirty.

These three seasoned artists bring questions and the common bonds of music and rhythm through the lenses of their different day-to-day “realities” to the stage. Where do they connect? Why does it matter?

It does…we all matter. We’re all connected. But we’re not listening.

We are seemingly trying to survive in a skin-deep reality…from the outside in. It’s not working.

Let’s go from the inside out and listen to all the notes that are already here. What a concept.

Joined by incredible Austin musicians…the stage is set. Let’s see what happens!

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 to the volatile political situation in Europe during his time, and his themes of social justice, the meaning of freedom, and the power of love and fidelity are still remarkably relevant. This new production stars Alexandra Loutsion as the heroine Leonora, Sean Panikkar as her imprisoned lover Florestan, and Musa Ngqungwana as the jailer Rocco, all in their Austin Opera debuts. The Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus is conducted once again by Timothy Myers, the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor.

Both performances will include events celebrating Austin Opera’s resilience and will raise funds in support of the company’s future in the areas of innovation, impact, and artistic excellence as part of the Austin Opera Forward Campaign. At the first performance on Friday, April 29, 2022, attendees can purchase tickets to a celebratory black tie gala on the H-E-B Terrace including a pre-show cocktail hour, an elegant seated dinner, and an exclusive after-party under the tent with the artists. On Sunday, May 1, 2022 attendees can purchase tickets to an exclusive season-ending reception following the performance featuring Fidelio’s principal cast and members of the Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

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 to the volatile political situation in Europe during his time, and his themes of social justice, the meaning of freedom, and the power of love and fidelity are still remarkably relevant. This new production stars Alexandra Loutsion as the heroine Leonora, Sean Panikkar as her imprisoned lover Florestan, and Musa Ngqungwana as the jailer Rocco, all in their Austin Opera debuts. The Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus is conducted once again by Timothy Myers, the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor.

Both performances will include events celebrating Austin Opera’s resilience and will raise funds in support of the company’s future in the areas of innovation, impact, and artistic excellence as part of the Austin Opera Forward Campaign. At the first performance on Friday, April 29, 2022, attendees can purchase tickets to a celebratory black tie gala on the H-E-B Terrace including a pre-show cocktail hour, an elegant seated dinner, and an exclusive after-party under the tent with the artists. On Sunday, May 1, 2022 attendees can purchase tickets to an exclusive season-ending reception following the performance featuring Fidelio’s principal cast and members of the Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

Join us Mother’s Day weekend for the world’s best-known ballet and a romantic love triangle for the ages. A sorcerer transforms an innocent girl into a White Swan, and when a prince falls in love with her, creates her evil twin, the Black Swan, to entice him away. A story of devotion, infatuation, heartbreak, and forgiveness, SWAN LAKE features Marius Petipa’s original choreography and breathtaking corps de ballet sequences, set to Peter Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score. It’s the ballet classic you must experience.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Marius Petipa

MUSIC
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

Join us Mother’s Day weekend for the world’s best-known ballet and a romantic love triangle for the ages. A sorcerer transforms an innocent girl into a White Swan, and when a prince falls in love with her, creates her evil twin, the Black Swan, to entice him away. A story of devotion, infatuation, heartbreak, and forgiveness, SWAN LAKE features Marius Petipa’s original choreography and breathtaking corps de ballet sequences, set to Peter Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score. It’s the ballet classic you must experience.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Marius Petipa

MUSIC
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

Join us Mother’s Day weekend for the world’s best-known ballet and a romantic love triangle for the ages. A sorcerer transforms an innocent girl into a White Swan, and when a prince falls in love with her, creates her evil twin, the Black Swan, to entice him away. A story of devotion, infatuation, heartbreak, and forgiveness, SWAN LAKE features Marius Petipa’s original choreography and breathtaking corps de ballet sequences, set to Peter Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score. It’s the ballet classic you must experience.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Marius Petipa

MUSIC
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

Join us Mother’s Day weekend for the world’s best-known ballet and a romantic love triangle for the ages. A sorcerer transforms an innocent girl into a White Swan, and when a prince falls in love with her, creates her evil twin, the Black Swan, to entice him away. A story of devotion, infatuation, heartbreak, and forgiveness, SWAN LAKE features Marius Petipa’s original choreography and breathtaking corps de ballet sequences, set to Peter Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score. It’s the ballet classic you must experience.

CHOREOGRAPHY
Marius Petipa

MUSIC
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT
Austin Symphony Orchestra

ABOUT BALLET AUSTIN

Ballet Austin welcomes audiences near and far to participate in its “classically innovative” vision for the democratization of dance. Established in 1956, the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization has a rich history, featuring original, acclaimed productions and a commitment to creating access to programs. Ballet Austin owns and operates a combined training facility located in the heart of downtown Austin and is among the 15 largest classical ballet companies in the country.

“I make things up and write them down” is the way Neil Gaiman describes his varied art. Today, as one of the most celebrated, bestselling writers of our time, his popular and critically acclaimed works bend genres while reaching audiences of all ages. In his live event, “An Evening with Neil Gaiman” he will tell stories and read stories, answer questions, and in his own words “amaze, befuddle and generally delight. It will be fun and odd and not like any other evening with Neil Gaiman.”

“He’s heaped with sci-fi and horror prizes – the Hugo, the Nebula, the Bram Stoker – but also with children’s prizes, the Newbery and more. He’s a literary rock star who also takes the stage – and mines our deep, dark veins.” — NPR’s On Point With Tom Ashbrook

Jad Abumrad is the creator and host of Radiolab, a public radio program broadcast on nearly 600 stations across the nation and downloaded more than 12 million times a month as a podcast.

Jad Abumrad will be performing a private Radiolab show LIVE on the Long Center stage, followed by a Q&A!

Abumrad employs his dual backgrounds as composer and journalist to create what’s been called “a new aesthetic” in broadcast journalism. He orchestrates dialogue, music, interviews and sounds into compelling documentaries that draw listeners into investigations of otherwise intimidating topics, such as the nature of numbers, the evolution of altruism, or the legal foundation for the war on terror.

Symphonic photochoreography by Westwater Arts

Celebrate America’s beauty with compositions written by American composers, inspired by the sights and sounds of the place we call home. Copland’s The Heiress Suite, created from the Oscar winning score to The Heiress film, opens the evening program. Pianist John Novacek first joins the Symphony for Gould’s Interplay, and after intermission, for Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue, which combines jazz rhythms with classical elements. Putting nature’s beauty into song is the Grand Canyon Suite by Grofé, the conclusion to just some of the breathtaking landscapes we get to experience.

PROGRAM:
AARON COPLAND – Suite from The Heiress
MORTON GOULD – Interplay
GEORGE GERSHWIN – Rhapsody in Blue
FERDE GROFÉ – Grand Canyon Suite

Masterworks Series
John Novacek, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

Presented by 
The Bancroft Initiative

Symphonic photochoreography by Westwater Arts

Celebrate America’s beauty with compositions written by American composers, inspired by the sights and sounds of the place we call home. Copland’s The Heiress Suite, created from the Oscar winning score to The Heiress film, opens the evening program. Pianist John Novacek first joins the Symphony for Gould’s Interplay, and after intermission, for Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue, which combines jazz rhythms with classical elements. Putting nature’s beauty into song is the Grand Canyon Suite by Grofé, the conclusion to just some of the breathtaking landscapes we get to experience.

PROGRAM:
AARON COPLAND – Suite from The Heiress
MORTON GOULD – Interplay
GEORGE GERSHWIN – Rhapsody in Blue
FERDE GROFÉ – Grand Canyon Suite

Masterworks Series
John Novacek, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

Presented by 
The Bancroft Initiative