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:
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