Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival is an independent, non-profit opera and lyric theater presenting organization committed to showcasing exciting performers, premiering new chamber works by living composers and exploring the untapped repertory of lyric composers of the past.
LSLTF has carved a distinctive niche in Houston's diverse and rich artistic community, providing an opportunity for the city to expand its cultural landscape. We offer Houston innovative, fully staged high quality productions by incorporating the audience into the show, and presenting them in non-traditional and intimate venues. At a time of year when most other theater groups are on a summer hiatus, LSLTF offers residents and visitors an experience like no other. Our future plans include collaborations with several community arts organizations and the realization of a month-long repertory festival. We also plan to develop a touring outreach program to introduce lyric chamber theater to communities across Texas while providing continued exposure and performance opportunities for our roster of artists.
Compositions created for the Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival:
2008 - The Masque: A Grim Little Entertainment, music by Roger S. Keele, libretto by Roger S. Keele and Kelli Estes. Premiere performance.
2010 - Sorry, Wrong Number, music and libretto by Michael Remson based on the play Sorry, Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher. Premiere performance. Michael Remson is a Recipient of an Individual Artist Grant Award for this work. This grant is funded by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
2010 - The Radio Opera Hour theme song and advertising jingles, music and lyrics by Paul L. Johnson.
2011 - Next year's Festival, Simply Grimm, will feature at least three works composed especially for Lone Star Lyric, quite possibly four or five!
OVATIONS NIGHT CLUB
2536 Times Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77005
Photos: Dave Nickerson
SEATING
Ovations is a small, intimate night club with limited, first-come-first-serve seating. Lone Star Lyric can reserve seats only for Underwriters, Benefactors or advance ticket-holders unable to walk up the stairs to the seating in the bar area. To get your choice of seats, it’s best to arrive early. The house opens 1 hour before performance time. Requests for handicapped seating may be made by calling 917-414-9577 at least 24 hours before performance time.
PARKING
There is a parking garage within easy walking distance of Ovations Night Club. Starting at Ovations, proceed 1 block east on Times, turn right on Kelvin, then go one block to the stop sign at Amherst. The entrance to the Rice Village parking garage will be on your left, between Ann Taylor and Bath & Body Works. Distance from Ovations: about two tenths of a mile. Parking is free if you have your parking receipt validated at a Rice Village restaurant or shop. Ovations cannot validate parking receipts.
