Wortham Theater Center

Temptation, redemption, and the price of desire take center stage in Gounod’s Faust, arriving in a dazzling, dance-infused production from visionary director David McVicar. Reimagined as a tormented composer in Belle Époque Paris, the title character makes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles: his soul in exchange for youth and sensual pleasure.

Celebrate the Texas Medical Center Orchestra’s first concert of the 2026–2027 season with one of the most inspiring and beloved works in the orchestral repertoire, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The evening begins with Richard Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and concludes with Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor featuring several soloists and The Kingwood Chorale.

Temptation, redemption, and the price of desire take center stage in Gounod’s Faust, arriving in a dazzling, dance-infused production from visionary director David McVicar. Reimagined as a tormented composer in Belle Époque Paris, the title character makes a fateful pact with Mephistopheles: his soul in exchange for youth and sensual pleasure.