Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will serve as the honorary chair of the Community Artists’ Collective’s “FestEve! A Night for the Arts” Friday, March 29, at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University. Serving as co-chairs are Ashley Turner, Houston’s First Daughter and Bill Baldwin, city planning advocate dubbed “King of the Heights.” The Community …
Rice Theatre Fall Production On The Verge, or, The Geography of Yearning Written by: Eric Overmyer Directed by: Emily Wells “On The Verge” is a magical journey of three Victorian female explorers who venture into Terra Incognita, only to find their excursion taking them to unexpected places. Mary, Alex and Fanny travel into new lands …
Scenes from Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro Shepherd School Opera Department Gary Wedow, Music Director Joshua Winograde, Director of Opera Studies 🎟️ Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $30 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/deconstructing-mozart-scenes-cosi-fan-tutte-and-le-nozze-di-figaro 🎟️ Step into the spellbinding world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, where centuries-old works continue to mesmerize opera enthusiasts. …
Rhythmic Revelry Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $40 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/rhythmic-revelry Journey across the globe in a program of rhythmic and high-energy music, led by charismatic conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Jimmy López Bellido’s Fiesta! fuses Latin American and Afro-Peruvian influences, modern pop music, and more. Inspired …
Music of Place & Time Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor 🎟️ Pay-what-you-wish tickets range from free to $40 and are available here: https://music.rice.edu/events/music-place-time 🎟️ Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra in a program spotlighting music that takes its cue from a specific time and place. Named after a grand estate in …
A thought-provoking double bill pairs works written nearly three hundred years apart, each exploring remarkable women and timeless themes that remain all too relevant today. The journey begins with one of opera’s earliest masterpieces, Purcell’s poignant Dido and Aeneas, which recounts the tragic love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and Trojan hero Aeneas. It's …
