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Austin Opera’s 2015-16 season will kick off with a special Season Opening Gala Concert on September 26 that highlights the great talents of the Austin Opera Orchestra. Rising dramatic soprano Heidi Melton will be joined by Rachele Gilmore and Liz Cass, and led by principal conductor Richard Buckley in selections from beloved operas by Wagner and Strauss including Tristan und Isolde, Der Rosenkavalier, Salome, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg & more.

Program:
Wagner – Rienzi Overture
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde, Prelude and Liebestod
Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier excerpts, includes presentation of the Rose and the Trio
Strauss – Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss – Salome, Final Scene
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

For Gala Packages, including concert tickets and an elegant post-concert dinner on stage with the musicians, please call 512.610.7668.

Vocal selections from the Season Opening Gala Concert will be sung in German with the English translation projected above the stage.

Ticket Information: http://austinopera.org/event/sogc/

Event Details

• Date: September 26th
• Time: 6:00 PM
• Venue: The Long Center for the Performing Arts
• Website: http://austinopera.org/event/sogc/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $55-$200
• Phone: 512-472-5927

Presenter Details

• Name: Austin Opera

Founded in May 1986 as Austin’s first professional opera company, Austin Opera has become a cultural touchstone for the fine arts community in the Central Texas region and has gained national acclaim as a producer of great opera. Austin Opera is committed to producing and promoting outstanding opera that will entertain, enrich and educate the central Texas community. Austin Opera is a cultural destination for the community that delivers an extraordinary experience; is a creative environment that challenges the misconceptions of the art form; enables lifelong learning; and celebrates the diversity that makes Austin unique. Austin Opera productions consistently garner national and international praise for production value, vocal artistry, repertoire selection, and the leadership of Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Richard Buckley. 

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