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Butler Opera Center
Tickets & Subscriptions
Tickets to performances can be purchased from the the Season listing on the Butler Opera Center homepage.
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Save 50% off standalone ticket prices by getting a Butler Opera Subscription package. It's simple.
- Choose a date to attend each ticketed opera production and receive 50% off all tickets.
- You’ll have the option to add on the a ticket to the Song Reiimagined Series.
Note: BOC subscription packages become available each year when the Season launches mid-summer, and is available to purchase until mid to late October. Visit the School of Music Tickets & Subscriptions page for more information.
McCullough Theatre
McCullough theatre is the home theatre for all Butler Opera Center Productions.
Located in the Texas Performing Arts building, just South of the Music Recital Hall, this 400 seat proscenium stage theater was designed primarily as an opera laboratory theater. Each season, the Butler Opera Center presents three fully produced operas, plus undergraduate Opera Scenes, and concerts like the Song Re-Imagined series inside McCullough theatre.
![A view of the exterior of McCullough Theatre](/sites/bsom/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2024-05/mculloughtheatre.jpg?itok=qfkc8pdG)
Directions & Parking
![A Map of performance halls in the MRH Building](/sites/bsom/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2022-07/mrh-venues_0.png?itok=VXGYFS_9)
Location Details
Texas Performing Arts (PAC)
2375 Robert Dedman Dr.
Located just South of the Butler School of Music on the North side of the PAC, behind Bass Concert Hall.
Parking Overview
The sheer size of campus and the number of people and cars that visit daily can make parking on or near campus a challenge. Give yourself ample time for parking.
There is no free visitor parking anywhere on campus. Options include parking garages, some surface lot spaces, and pre-paid discount event parking. Scroll down for details on each option.
Whether you are a prospective student visiting the Butler School, or attending a concert, you can use the information below to plan your visit.
Parking Tips
The University recently opened the new Moody Center basketball arena just southeast of The Butler School, Near DKR Texas Memorial Stadium. As a result, parking on our side of campus will be more challenging when there are Moody Center and Texas Performing Arts events happening at the same time as Butler School concerts.
Tips
- Arrive earlier to your event to account for increased congestion and walking times.
- San Jacinto Garage and Lots 37 and 39 are the most convenient locations to park for Butler School events. City metered parking along Dean Keeton St. is competitive, but remains an option.
- Manor Garage will be reserved for Moody Center events when they have an event taking place.
- Consider foregoing driving to campus altogether and use public transportation or ride sharing!
ADA & Handicapped Parking
Handicapped parking spaces are located in the San Jacinto Garage. There are also ADA spots along Trinity Street that are free after 5:45 pm on most days. ADA spaces on campus require a government-issued permit at all times.
Visit Parking and Transportation Services for more information on parking for visitors with disabilities.
Garages
Garages are open 24/7
The university recommends that all campus visitors park in a campus garage.
San Jacinto Garage
2401 San Jacinto Blvd.
Closest garage to the Butler School
Enter from Trinity or San Jacinto
ADA spaces available
Credit cards accepted • CHECK RATES
Special event pricing is sometimes in effect
Manor Garage
2017 Robert Dedman Dr.
10-minute walk to the Butler School
Enter from Clyde Littlefield Dr.
Credit cards accepted • CHECK RATES
Special event pricing is sometimes in effect
This Garage unavailable during Events at the Moody Center
![A Map illustrating East Campus near the Music building.](/sites/bsom/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2024-05/butlergaragesartboard-13x.png?itok=DGkrPwWJ)
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Surface Parking
All street and surface parking lots on campus require a university permit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Parking in these locations without a university or or paid permit, even for a short period of time, may result in a citation.
![Key for Surface Parking Map](/sites/bsom/files/styles/utexas_image_style_2000w/public/2020-09/Artboard%201%404x_0.png?itok=rr8_uQfC)
Pre-Paid Discount Event Parking
For major events in Bates Recital Hall, Parking & Transportation Services offers $6 pre-paid parking permits in Lot 53. Lot 53 is a 0.6 mile walk to MRH, about 13 minutes. Choose Bates Recital Hall or MRH as the venue when purchasing and a list of events will populate.
Same-Day Temporary Event Permits
Patrons can purchase a permit for any surface from a permit-dispensing machine located between Parking Lots 38 and 39 on Red River St., behind the Lyndon B. Johnson Library. Permits issued from this machine are valid for the event day only and for any UT surface parking spaces (with the exception of lots 38 & 40, permit parking designated F99 or O, and metered parking spaces).
Metered Parking
A limited amount of City-of-Austin metered parking is available along Dean Keeton Street near the intersection of Robert Dedman Drive. Meters are not enforced after 6 PM Monday through Saturday or all day Sunday.