# Event Details - **Event Name**: Ribas-Dominicci Opera - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm – Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Opera by composer Nathan Felix to Honor Air Force hero Major Fernando Ribas-Dominicci.About this EventTickets Available at this website - https://www.operaaustinfestival.com/Composer, Nathan Felix, is set to present his chamber opera inspired by the life of Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci, a pilot in the United States Air Force who was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986. The opera features Hispanic soprano Lucianna Astorga and baritone Nathaniel Payan. The opera titled, Ribas-Dominicci, will be presented on the Main Stage as part of the Opera Austin Festival at KMFA (41 Navasota) on Saturday November 15th at 8:30pm CST.Ribas-Dominicci, whose family has roots in Austin and resides in San Antonio, was an F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force who was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon. Ribas-Dominicci was given orders from then President Ronald Reagan for the April 15, 1986 U.S. air raid on Libya where he was shot down in action over the disputed Gulf of Sidra off the Libyan coast. On December 25, 1988, after years of denying that they had the bodies of the two crew members, Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, offered to release the body of Ribas-Berrain’s co-pilot, Paul Lorence, to his family through Pope John Paul II. The body recovered and thought to be that of Lorence was actually that of then-Captain Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci, which was identified by dental records and returned in 1989. Ribas-Dominicci was born in the town of Utado in Puerto Rico and since his passing, the airport in San Juan named Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport and the City of Utuado honored its fallen hero by naming a main avenue as Fernando Ribas-Dominicci Avenue. Felix collaborated with the wife of Ribas-Dominicci, Blanca Ribas for the libretto and tone of the work.Ribas-Dominicci is a 25 minute, 3-act, opera about love, valor and sacrifice. The opera will be presented as part of the Main Stage at the Opera Austin Festival on Saturday November 15th at 8:30pm###For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Nathan Felix at n.j.felix@gmail.com. High-res images and additional press materials can be accessed at www.Electrochestral.comWho: Nathan FelixWhat: Chamber opera, Ribas-DominicciWhen: Saturday November 15th at 8:30PM CSTWhere: Opera Austin Festival - www.OperaAustinFestival.comAbout Opera Austin Festival:Opera Austin Festival was conceived by Austin-raised composer Nathan Felix with the intention to create a festival highlighting the collaborative and innovative spirit that thrives in Central Texas. The festival features performances by local companies and composers on a main stage, as well as a separate "Aria Stage" where up-and-coming singers perform new compositions. Opera Austin Festival won the “Best New Venture of 2024” in Austin.About Nathan Felix:Nathan Felix (born 1981) is a hispanic composer known for his immersive operas and experimental films. Felix has premiered 16 operas, 4 symphonies and various chamber works in Spain, Japan, Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, China, Sweden, Denmark, Mongolia and the United States and has been featured on the BBC, MTV, NPR, TPR & PBS. Felix, a non-award winning composer, often focuses on telling Latinx themed and minority stories that highlight border issues, underserved communities and his hispanic heritage. Felix was a recipient for Opera America’s 2024 IDEA Grant. He also serves as the founding director for the Opera Austin Festival. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/ribas-dominicci-opera/100001942846729869 - **Event Categories**: festivals, entertainment, music, sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fribas-dominicci-opera-tickets-1942846729869 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 33.85, max: 33.85, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Austin - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: KMFA Classical 89.5 - **lat**: 30.2540333 - **long**: -97.7324036 - **full address**: KMFA Classical 89.5, 41 Navasota Street, Austin, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Nathan Felix (https://allevents.in/org/nathan-felix/18691482) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8bbe0b8c8d3d93eb0d50399951a39263b218b9934d7d2c113b4819f4b6bc67b9-rimg-w1200-h1156-dcf2ead7-gmir.jpg?v=1762258649 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/aa0a957bd1afb3ead42bca68a92498dc0cbde46b5069a178c08b60bcd4357afa-rimg-w400-h400-dcf2ead7-gmir.jpg?v=1762258648 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** KMFA Classical 89.5, 41 Navasota Street, Austin, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 33.85 up to 33.85 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Nathan Felix - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** festivals, entertainment, music, sports - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Ribas-Dominicci Opera ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Ribas-Dominicci Opera", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8bbe0b8c8d3d93eb0d50399951a39263b218b9934d7d2c113b4819f4b6bc67b9-rimg-w1200-h1156-dcf2ead7-gmir.jpg?v=1762258649", "startDate": "2025-11-15", "endDate": "2025-11-15", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/ribas-dominicci-opera/100001942846729869", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "KMFA Classical 89.5", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "41 Navasota Street", "postalCode": "78702", "addressLocality": "Austin", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "30.2540333", "longitude": "-97.7324036" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Opera by composer Nathan Felix to Honor Air Force hero Major Fernando Ribas-Dominicci.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-15", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "33.85", "highPrice": "33.85", "price": "33.85", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/ribas-dominicci-opera/100001942846729869" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/ribas-dominicci-opera/100001942846729869", "price": "33.85", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Nathan Felix", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/nathan-felix/18691482", "description": "Nathan Felix (born 1981) is a Mexican-American music composer known for his immersive and audience interactive works.  His music has been premiered in Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Mongolia and the United States and his music has been featured on the BBC, MTV, NPR & PBS.\r\nIn 2015, Felix recorded and released his 2nd symphony, Neon Heaven, a choral symphony sung in Classical Latin titled.  Neon Heaven premiered in Denmark at SPOT Festival with additional performances in Portugal, Mongolia and the US.\r\nIn 2016, Felix was featured on PBS and nominated for a Lonestar Emmy for work on his 6-Piano project in which he restored six pianos for a concert featuring two new pieces. After the concert, Felix donated the pianos to schools in lower income neighborhoods in Austin.  The 6 Piano Project has since been commissioned in San Antonio (2016), Barcelona (2017) and Melbourne (2017).\r\nIn 2018, Felix won awards for his “Opera on a Bus” and the “2018 Tobin Prize for Artistic Excellence” for which he premiered is “Headphone Opera” titled, THE WAR BRIDE at Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival. \r\nIn addition, Felix served as an official music ambassador for the US in China and composed music for a series of PSA’s for an international campaign by LIVESTRONG to raise cancer awareness in China and Mexico. In late in 2014, Felix reformed his band, The Noise Revival Orchestra, for a tour in Asia highlighted by festival dates in Japan and Taiwan where TNRO performed for crowds of 35,000 and 50,000!" } ] } ] ```