WHAT WE DO

UTSA Lyric Theatre performs operas, operettas, and musicals, with a commitment to delivering celebrated standards in the repertoire. With the current performance climate in mind, we also equip our singers for their careers through the study and performance of newly published works, often those completed by composers alive today. 

No matter their level of study or their major, UTSA student-artists have the opportunity to audition for Opera on the Run, our touring program that brings opera to area elementary schools. 

An important element to the success of our productions is the opportunity for students in various areas of study to gain professional experience through conducting assignments and stage management assignments.

Productions

A list of select works UTSA Lyric Theatre has performed from the traditional canon.

Cinderella | Massenet

A Little Night Music | Sondheim

Die zauberflöte | Mozart

Captain Lovelock | Duke

Goyescas | Granados

Godspell | Schwartz

Le nozze di Figaro | Mozart

Speed Dating Tonight! | Ching

The Pirates of Penzance | Gilbert & Sullivan

The Tender Land | Copland

Suor Angelica | Puccini

Die Fledermaus | J. Strauss

The Old Maid and the Thief | Menotti

Into the Woods | Sondheim

Così fan tutte | Mozart

The Magic Flute | Mozart

H.M.S. Pinafore | Gilbert & Sullivan

The Medium | Menotti

South Pacific | Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hansel and Gretel | Humperdinck

The Worst One Ever | Belshaw

The Consul | Menotti

Forever Plaid | Ross

Working | Schwartz

New Works and New Ways

A list of select works UTSA Lyric Theatre has performed from the non-traditional canon.

Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena | Mack

Aunt Helen | Pearce (2021, U.S. premiere)

Zelda's Dream | C.S. Boyle (2021, Texas premiere)

Silver Wing | Hagen (2021, Texas premiere)

My Dearest Ruth | (2021, Texas premiere)

Dear God | (2021, Texas premiere)

A Girl in the Snow | Ordwsay (2021, Texas premiere)

El grumete | Arrieta (rarely performed généro chico), 2021

Una vieja | Gaztambide (rarely performed généro chico), 2021

A Picnic Cantata | Bowles (new staged production of the cantata), 2021

Beautiful Dreamer | Wickman (world premiere)

Gods of Mischief | Barab (world premiere)

A Brief History of Root Vegetables | Heuser (world premiere)

Navarro | Ballentine (world premiere)

Review | Beck

Opera on the Run

A list of select works UTSA Lyric Theatre has performed for Opera on the Run.

The Magic Flute | Mozart (abridged by Jourdan Laine Howell)

The Princess and the Peanut Allergy

Beautiful Dreamer | Wickman (premiere)

Little Red Riding Hood | Barab

Brundibar | Krása

Das Barbecü | Warrender

The Pied Piper | Barab

Production Assignments

Students are offered opportunities to increase their skill set in conducting or stage management. 2020-2023 student participants include:

Justin Chappell, director | The Singing Lesson

Jordan Davis, assistant director | Cinderella

Parker Randall, lighting assistant | Cinderella

Justin Chappell, lighting assistant | Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena

Kat Norman, assistant director | Die zauberflöte, Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena

Justin Chappell, lighting assistant | Die zauberflöte

Hector Garcia, conductor | El grumete

Tyrique Ivey, stage manager | A Picnic Cantata

Josh Ralph, stage manager | Goyescas, Captain Lovelock, and The Worst One Ever 

Raymond Sifuentes, conductor | The Worst One Ever