Photographer: J. Griffis Smith
Located in downtown's Sundance Square, this stunning performance
hall is a permanent venue for the city's acclaimed symphony,
ballet, and opera companies, as well as the quadrennial Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition. Casa MaƱana, Broadway-style
touring productions and special concerts are staged here as well.
Bass Hall's striking facade features two 48-foot-tall heralding
angels in Texas limestone. The building bears a beaux-arts revival
design, with an interior that features a 2,056-seat audience
chamber in a tiered horseshoe style. Modeled after select European
opera houses. In its first year, it was named one of the world's
top 10 opera houses by Travel & Leisure magazine.