The iconic mushroom-shaped roof shifts in character: embracing the playful spirit of the library while grounding it in the Elusive beauty of the local landscape.
On a recent morning at the Wortham Theater Center, home of Houston Grand Opera, the orchestra was playing through the intense score of Missy Mazzoli's 2016 opera Breaking the Waves. Led by the conductor Patrick Summers, the players fine-tuned eerie glissando slides and dug into Mazzoli's creaking, scratching effects.