TXST Opera
Fall Production 2024
The Medium
by Gian Carlo Menotti
Matt Haney, Interim Director of Opera Theater
Dr. Mike Leavitt, Music Director
Description: With the help of her daughter and a mute servant, phony psychic Madame Flora uses her clients' grief to deceive them. But one night, an uncanny encounter leads to tragedy, murder and madness.
The opera will be performed on the following dates:
Spring 2025 Opera Production
L'enfant Prodigue & L'enfant et les Sortilèges
L'enfant Prodigue & L'enfant et les Sortilèges
L'enfant Prodigue & L'enfant et les Sortiléges
L'enfant Prodigue & L'enfant et les Sortiléges
by Claude Debussy & Maurice Ravel
Matt Haney, director
Jacob Harrison, conductor
Mike Leavitt, music director
Description:
Claude Debussy – L’enfant prodigue (1884)
A cantata in one act, L’enfant prodigue (The Prodigal Son) tells the biblical story of a wayward son, Azaël, who leaves home and returns years later in remorse. His mother, Lia, mourns his absence, while his father, Siméon, initially hesitates to forgive him. However, in the end, the family reunites in an emotional resolution.
Maurice Ravel – L’enfant et les sortilèges (1925)
A fantastical opera in one act, L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Enchantments) follows a mischievous child who, after throwing a tantrum, finds that inanimate objects and animals come to life to scold him. Teapots, clocks, chairs, and garden creatures take revenge, teaching the child a lesson in kindness and empathy.
The opera will be performed on the following dates:
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 7:30pm
Friday, February 28, 2025 - 7:30pm
Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 7:30pm
Sunday, March 2, 2025 - 2:00pm
Location: Performing Arts Center - Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre, Texas State University
Tickets available at www.txstatepresents.com
Texas State Opera Theatre is one of the fastest growing, progressive opera programs in the country. With students excelling in summer opera programs and the professional stage, the word is getting out nationwide that Texas State University is providing a specific, professionally viable opera training experience. It combines numerous performance opportunities for both graduates and undergraduates with hands-on work on performance technique in the classroom as well as one-on-one. Recent masterclasses include acting with John De Lancie, voice with Margaret Lattimore, Maria Kanyova, and David DQ Lee; collaboration with Margo Garrett, and movement with Andrea Heaberlin.
The Performing Arts Center
Check out the state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center, which was opened in the Fall of 2014. An expansive facility, this is where we do our opera productions, scenes productions, and student recitals.
Designed by the architectural firm of Morris Architects, the 69,122-square-foot facility features two professional-quality performance venues — the Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre that seats 397 patrons and the Recital Hall that seats 312 patrons. With instructional space, as well as design and production spaces, the Performing Arts Center is well equipped to meet the educational and artistic production needs of our academic units as it serves the broader San Marcos community