Moores Opera House 7 Chamber and Solo Performing Spaces

VENUES

MOORES OPERA HOUSE

The Moores Opera House is the Moores School of Music's premier venue. The Opera House was designed to emulate the acoustic space of an old European opera house while providing the modern equipment demanded in today’s world. Boasting an enormous orchestra pit, full fly capacity and state-of-the-art sound equipment, it allows performances of large-scale operas while still maintaining a sense of intimacy. It gives young voices a chance to develop properly by not subjecting them to the demands of an acoustically unforgiving large hall. Featuring a movable, flexible-size orchestra shell, it also serves as the performance space for our orchestra, wind ensembles, choral groups, and chamber music. Visually the opera house boasts a masterpiece by artist Frank Stella that attracts visitors from around the globe.

CHAMBER AND SOLO

Performing Spaces

DUDLEY RECITAL HALL

The Dudley Recital Hall has delightful acoustics, but is a more intimate space than the majestic Moores Opera House, seating just over 200 audience members, making it ideal for students, faculty, and guest artist performances, as well as for lecture-recitals and guest lectures.

CHORAL RECITAL HALL

The Choral Recital Hall provides our choirs with an exceptional workspace, but also serves as a beautiful forum for intimate recitals. Like Dudley and the Opera House, the hall is equipped with a New York Steinway concert grand piano and provides an excellent acoustic experience.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

Christ Church Cathedral, conveniently located in downtown Houston, is Moores' partner for chamber music near downtown venues and restaurants. In addition to the beautiful Cathedral, the well-appointed Sanders Hall is ideal for chamber music performances.