Opera Austin Festival 2025

Start: Saturday, November 15, 2025 4:00PM
End: Saturday, November 15, 2025 11:00PM

After a successful inaugural festival that culminated in a “Best New Venture of 2024” award, the 2nd annual Opera Austin Festival will take place November 15, 2025 from 4pm to 11pm at the Draylen Mason Music Studio with KMFA Radio as the media sponsor. This year's festival will spotlight diverse operas on the main stage in the Draylen Mason Music Studio. A secondary Aria Stage will pair new works by living composers with young artists early in their singing careers, all of whom submitted materials to an open call. The festival will also include networking sessions and panel discussions in the conference room, allowing composers and organizations to discuss their work. Opera Austin Festival invites multiple points of view to emphasize inclusivity and diversity?in all its forms and to create a program that is meaningful to the local community, comprising Austin and the state of Texas at large. Austin has a rich history rooted in blues, roots music, americana and live music but more importantly, it is home to musical experimentation and Opera Austin Festival seeks to foster this sentiment by showcasing contributions to opera music and dream of?new ways the community can come together to celebrate the exploration and experimentation which makes Austin so deeply unique. Opera Austin Festival invites multiple points of view to emphasize inclusivity and diversity?in all its forms and to create a program that is meaningful to the local community, comprising Austin and the state of Texas at large. Austin has a rich history rooted in blues, roots music, Americana and live music but more importantly, it is home to musical experimentation and Opera Austin Festival seeks to foster this sentiment by showcasing contributions to opera music and dream of?new ways the community can come together to celebrate the exploration and experimentation which makes Austin so deeply unique.