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AUSTIN OPERA PRESENTS

CELEBRATE OPERA!

A SPECTACULAR BIRTHDAY CONCERT

NOV. 15 AT 7:30 P.M. | NOV. 16 AT 2 P.M. | LONG CENTER 

“Austin Opera redefines the limits of opera” —Austin Chronicle

Austin Opera is turning 40! You’re invited to a Birthday Spectacular Concert featuring some of opera’s most iconic showstoppers. Timothy Myers conducts celebrated arias and ensembles from Verdi’s Aida & Rigoletto, Puccini’s Turandot, including “Nessun dorma,” Mozart, and more; all showcasing the vocal prowess of today’s highly sought out opera singers.

Plus, performances of “Make Our Garden Grow” from Bernstein’s Candide, selections from West Side Story, and a preview of Carousel. There might even be a special birthday surprise!

Sarah and Ernest Butler Music Director Timothy Myers conducts the Austin Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

Sung in original language with projected English titles.

Celebrate Opera! A Spectacular Birthday Celebration is only available as part of a season ticket package. New subscriptions on sale March 26, 2025.

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Individual tickets for these performances will be on sale Monday, August 4, 2025

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Event Details

• Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025 - Sunday, November 16, 2025
• Time: Saturday 7:30 P.M. | Sunday 2:00 P.M.
• Venue: The Long Center
• Website: https://austinopera.org/opera/celebrateopera/

Ticket Information

• Cost: Individual tickets on sale Monday, August 4, 2025

Presenter Details

• Name: Austin Opera

Austin Opera, voted “Opera Company of the Year” for 2020 in a national BroadwayWorld.com poll, engages 35,000 community members annually through three mainstage productions, an innovative Opera ATX experience, an online digital series, as well as a diverse slate of community and educational programming. 

Serving Central Texas since 1986, Austin Opera inspires audiences with its trademark blend of innovation and artistic excellence. With the leadership of General Director & CEO Annie Burridge and the Sarah and Ernest Butler Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor Timothy Myers, Austin Opera presents a curated season of grand opera productions at the Long Center, the crown jewel of Austin performing arts venues. Combining the finest American and international stars with the outstanding local talent of our Orchestra and Chorus, Austin Opera’s productions include accessible takes on classic operas as well as challenging new works that reinforce the continuing relevance of opera.

Opera ATX, powered by Austin Opera, brings groundbreaking new works, emerging artists, exciting composers, and dynamic directors to Austin. By tapping into our city’s live music DNA, Opera ATX reflects the spirit of the city and the pioneering image it’s known for. We create the conditions for operatic experiences completely new to Austin, and perhaps completely new to the art form, by exploring alternative venues and unique local partnerships. Driven by Austin Opera’s love of opera, love of audiences, and love of Austin, Opera ATX shows how Austin is shaping its opera company and inspiring innovative experiences.

Austin Opera is also a force in hundreds of classrooms across Central Texas, nurturing the next generation of opera audiences through its award-winning education programs. We work directly with educators, community leaders, students, and parents to make opera relevant, educational, and entertaining for students of all ages, offering much of our educational content online for free.

In 2020, Austin Opera became the first American opera company to launch a weekly digital concert series—Live from Indy Terrace—which has been transformed into the company’s digital programming channel, reaching thousands in our community and beyond.

To read our Mission and DEI Statements, click here.

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