Opera is an art form that has been around for more than 400 years. But not mariachi opera. This hybrid form of contemporary opera and the Mexican tradition of mariachi folk music got its start just 13 ...

“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” often celebrated as the world’s first mariachi opera, will bring a profound story of family ties, migration, and cultural identity to the Globe-News Center for the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- He can bring you to tears with his Italian arias. But tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz started his musical journey by singing popular Spanish mariachi songs. The Mexican singer starred in the ...

OPERA IN THE PARK Portland will make history in summer 2026 by presenting the Oregon premiere of the world's first Mariachi ...

“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” often celebrated as the world’s first mariachi opera, will bring a profound story of family ties, migration, and cultural identity to the Globe-News Center for the ...

Octavio Moreno originally wanted to sing mariachi music, but his career path landed him in the opera world. So it meant the world to him when he was cast in the world premiere of the mariachi opera ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Grand Opera was the first in the world to break music traditions and premiere a mariachi opera. The only third mariachi opera ever written is now back by popular ...