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LAUREN + MARK DRIVE-IN CONCERT EVENT

October 18 & 21 at 7:30 p.m. | All 3 Blue Starlite Drive-in Locations

Austin Opera opens its re-imagined 2020-2021 Season with Lauren + Mark Digital Concert Event, part of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Performance Series

This special film event, produced by Austin Opera and local media firm Subvrsive, captures sweet moments of musical bliss between married duo (and proud central Texans) soprano Lauren Snouffer and baritone Mark Diamond alongside pianist Nyle Matsuoka

From the comfort of your vehicle at the Blue Starlite Drive-In, watch as the film opens on Lauren & Mark pedaling past landmarks and down the streets of our beloved Austin. Then, the Long Center’s Rollins Theater is brought to life on the big screen with heartwarming music by Mozart, Rossini, and more - including selections chosen by you! - woven between exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews hosted by General Director and CEO Annie Burridge.  

You won't want to miss this uplifting love letter to you, our community, and the city we call home.

Sunday, October 18 & Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 P.M.* at:

  • Downtown Blue Starlite Drive-In location (300 San Antonio St, Austin, TX 78701)
  • Round Rock Blue Starlite Drive-In location (800 Harrell Pkwy, Round Rock, TX 78665)
  • Mueller Blue Starlite Drive-In location (2015 E M. Franklin Ave, Austin, TX 78723)

Spots are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Admission is $30 a car, up to four persons per car.

  •  Sunday, October 18 & Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 P.M.* at:
    • Downtown Blue Starlite Drive-In location (300 San Antonio St, Austin, TX 78701)
    • Round Rock Blue Starlite Drive-In location (800 Harrell Pkwy, Round Rock, TX 78665)
    • Mueller Blue Starlite Drive-In location (2015 E M. Franklin Ave, Austin, TX 78723)

BLUE STARLITE DRIVE-IN POLICIES

  • All patrons must be in a vehicle to be admitted. There is no open-air seating allowed at this time (no hatchbacks or truckbeds, for example).
  • We highly suggest only two patrons per car, ensuring all passengers are seated in front vehicle seats for optimal viewing.
  • Please remain in your car for the duration of your time at Blue Starlite, except to use the restrooms (masks required).
  • Car windows must be at least 75% up if you choose to not wear a mask in your vehicle; otherwise, masked patrons may roll their windows all the way down.
  • Because of the in-car-only policy, Blue Starlite allows cars to continue running for the sake of air conditioning/heating, but running lights must be turned off. Please check your vehicle manual for how to turn off running lights while your car is still running.
  • There are no assigned spots. The professionals at Blue Starlite will guide each vehicle to a spot according to height and clearance, ensuring all patrons have a great view of the screen!
  • BYO-Everything! Since ours is a special partnership with Blue Starlite and concessions will not be available onsite, you are welcome to bring your favorite beverages (alcoholic or not) and snacks to enjoy during the film. To further elevate your evening, grab a take-out meal from a local restaurant on your way!

Event Details

Ticket Information

  • Cost: $30.00 per car

Presenter Details

  • Name: Austin Opera
  • Originally founded in May 1986 as Austin Lyric Opera, the city’s first professional opera company, Austin Opera has become a cultural touchstone for the fine arts community in the Central Texas region and has gained national acclaim as a producer of great opera. Co-founders Joseph McClain and the late Dr. Walter Ducloux envisioned a dynamic company that would enrich, entertain, and educate the community. In January 1987, the sold-out inaugural production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” debuted to rave reviews. “One could not hope for a more polished first showing,” praised an Austin critic.

    Austin Opera is committed to producing and promoting outstanding opera that will entertain, enrich and educate the central Texas community.  Austin Opera is a cultural destination for the community that delivers an extraordinary experience; a creative environment that challenges the misconceptions of the art form; enables lifelong learning, and celebrates the diversity that makes Austin unique.

    A consistently excellent program selection fused with major international artists, directors, and designers has won acclaim for the company locally, nationally and internationally. Austin Opera productions consistently garner praise for production value, vocal artistry, and set design. Internationally known singers such as Carol Vaness, Greer Grimsley, Lyubov Petrova, Stephen Costello, Lise Lindstrom, and Sandra Piques Eddy have all graced the opera stage and delighted Austin audiences.

    Austin Opera is committed to maintaining the highest standards of artistic integrity.  Works from previous seasons include Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking,” Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Rodriguez’s “La Curandera,” Puccini’s “La Bohème,” Verdi’s “La Traviata,” and Puccini’s “Turandot.” The artistry and musical excellence for which Austin Opera is known continues in the company’s performance home, The Joe R. and Teresa Long Center for the Performing Arts and its acoustically noteworthy Dell Hall.