MUSIC

Opera Under the Stars at Bayou Bend! Opera Vista presents The Fiddler´s Tale by Wynton Marsalis, Saturday September 26 (rain date September 27) . Gates open at 7:15 p.m. and performance begins at 8:00 p.m.

Bayou Bend and Opera Vista, an innovative opera company based in Houston, team up for a third time on this popular event. Featured this year will be The Fiddler´s Tale by Wynton Marsalis, about a musician who sells her soul to a record producer. The music is suffused with blues and jazz, befitting Marsalis´s New Orleans heritage. Bring a folding chair or blanket and enjoy this memorable evening of music and beauty under the stars on the Diana Lawn.

Tickets: $25, $5 discount to MFAH members, students, and seniors 65 + with ID. Tickets available in advance on the Bayou Bend website or at door the night of event, space permitting. No refunds. No outside food or drink (except water) permitted; wine, beer, sodas, and bottled water will be available for purchase.

Call in advance to make special arrangements for wheelchair access: 713-639-7759. Media Sponsor: KUHF 88.7 FM; Sound and Lighting by Pro/Sound.

For further information about Opera Vista go to http://www.operavista.org/.