Moores Opera Center presents Rigoletto

04.05.13 - 04.08.13

The Borgias would blush at what goes on in the decadent Renaissance court of the Duke of Mantua, where one father's curse and another's vendetta result in a tragic storm of violence. Sung i

Moores Opera Center presents Moscow, Cheryomushki by Dmitri Shostakovich

01.25.13 - 01.28.13

A new housing project called Cherry Town opens in Moscow, and the competition for apartments is fierce and fun. Sung in English with lyrics projected above the stage.

Moores Opera Center presents The Marriage of Figaro

01.24.13 - 01.27.13

Figaro is getting married, as long as he can keep his wife out of the hands of his boss. Mozart's timeless comedy is considered by many to be the most perfect opera ever written. Sung in Italia

Moores Opera Center presents Daniel Catán's Salsipuedes, a Tale of Love, War and Anchovies

10.26.12 - 10.29.12

A banana republic declares war on the Nazis and newlywed salsa musicians are caught in the crossfire. Love is put to the test in this bittersweet comedy that sways to the sultry rhythms of the Cari

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Music engineering: An emotional meltdown gives flight to Daron Hagen's Amelia opera

By Joel Luks

01.27.12 | 11:16 am

When composer Daron Aric Hagen arrived at University of Houston's Moores School of Music, it wasn't just to witness the production-in-progress of his newest large-scale opera, Amelia &mdash ...

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Sexy death: Two hometown girls take on a Tudor Queen in Opera in the Heights' Anna Bolena

By Joel Luks

01.26.12 | 1:33 pm

In real life, death isn't sexy. It's a very dull, dreary affair, so said Somerset Maugham. Crossing over to the hereafter isn't the apex of our existence nor the pinnacle of our accompl ...

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By Joel Luks

12.27.11 | 2:16 pm

The University of Houston Moores Opera Center's production of Il Postino by acclaimed Mexican composer Daniel Catán received accolades from the National Opera Associa ...

Moores Opera Center presents Der Rosenkavalier

03.30.12 - 04.03.12

According to Viennese custom, a formal engagement is signified by the delivery of a single silver rose by the Knight of the Rose. But what happens when the bride-to-be falls for the knight deliveri