Joe Carl White, executive director of Opera Vista, a 2010 MasterMinds Award winner, says Houston’s arts community is a hotbed of innovation and ingenuity, making singling out just three art groups or ...

Forget ancient French prostitutes dying from tuberculosis in the arms of lovers. Houston's newest opera company wants to tell you about characters ripped from contemporary headlines. During its first ...

VISTAVISTA — By day, Dr. Carlos Oliva and his wife, Teresa Hughes-Oliva, study medical charts. But at night, they indulge their passion by studying opera scores. Known to friends and neighbors as the ...

Watching Opera Vista‘s exhilarating inaugural program last weekend (June 21–24), one thing’s certain: In the contemporary world of opera, the fat lady’s still alive. In the dark decades since Richard ...

Singers from Opera Vista perform vocal miniatures by George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Ned Rorem previewing the outdoor concert, Simply American Songs and Gifts, which they’ll present tomorrow ...

Opera Vista brings new operas from young and upcoming composers to Houston—and then puts them in competition for audience votes, American Idol-style. Check out the seven operas in the semifinals on ...