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Masterworks: A Night at the Opera
From $55 | Student Tickets $15
A Night at the Opera
Symphonic Masterworks Series
Experience the drama, passion, and soaring beauty of the world’s greatest operatic music—no costumes, no subtitles, just the music in all its symphonic glory with a cast of four amazing opera singers. A Night at the Opera brings together unforgettable orchestral and vocal masterpieces by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, and other iconic composers whose melodies have defined the art form for centuries.
From heart-stopping arias and lush love duets to fiery overtures and triumphant finales, this concert showcases opera’s most beloved moments performed by a cast of four acclaimed vocal soloists, joined by the full Gulf Coast Symphony. Whether you’re a devoted opera lover or discovering the power of the music for the first time, this is a spectacular journey through the emotional highs, breathtaking lyricism, and dramatic storytelling that only opera can deliver—no staging required.
A feast for the ears. A celebration of the voice. And passion for the ages.
About the Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era. Born in Salzburg, he showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. He composed more than 600 works, and is among the most popular of classical composers. His influence is profound on subsequent Western art music.
Read More ››Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was born in Roncole in the former duchy of Parma, he first studied music in the neighboring town of Busseto. Then, upon being rejected in 1832, because of his age, by the Milan Conservatory, he became a pupil of the Milanese composer Vincenzo Lavigna. He returned to Busseto in 1833 as conductor of the Philharmonic Society. At the age of 25 Verdi again went to Milan. His first opera, Oberto, was produced at La Scala
Read More ››Giacomo Puccini
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, born on December 22, 1858, started the operatic trend toward realism with his popular works, which are among the most often performed in opera history. But the fame and fortune that came with such successes as La Bohème, Madama Butterfly and Tosca were complicated by an often-troubled personal life. Puccini died of post-operative shock on November 29, 1924.
Read More ››Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (1838–1875) was a French composer whose melodic brilliance and dramatic flair shaped Romantic opera. Best known for Carmen, he blended realism and passion with unforgettable orchestration. Though his career was brief and his life tragically short, Bizet’s works redefined opera with emotional intensity and vivid musical color.
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