The Brown Theater is a grand place, seating 2,225, while the Cullen Theater offers a more intimate setting for 1,102. It also has a visual arts gallery. Admittance to the gallery is free. Aerial Theater at Bayou Place . Rice University offers classical concerts at Duncan Recital Hall and sometimes Stude Concert Hall .
Some events are free.
The University of Houston Central Campus . This internationally renowned company schedules more than 100 performances during its September-June season, including the ever popular Nutcracker for the holidays. The Houston Grand Opera has achieved acclaim with Mozartian fare as well as such modern pieces as Nixon in China . Season is October-July. The Houston Sympho ny , founded in 1913, tours and records frequently.