Opera

OPERA. Although opera had been previously heard in Texas, the first opera troupe did not come to the state until 1856, when the German Opera Company visited Galveston and performed opera acts in German at the Lone Star Hall. During this time, most of the opera performance in Texas took place in the southern part of the state; Galveston, Brownsville and Houston all saw touring opera companies perform...

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