A shtetl aesthetic A shtetl aesthetic

Austin Opera’s moving production of Fiddler on the Roof grounds itself in lived tradition, to great effect.

Character assassination Character assassination

Austin Opera’s 2024 production of The Manchurian Candidate proved to be a daring and timely commentary on political power in America, shortly after the 2024 election, just as it had been before the 2016 election.

There are fascists at the bottom of our garden There are fascists at the bottom of our garden

It’s 1938. We know, even if the characters do not, how the story will end.