In 1985 , Jarre was contacted Communication by the musical director of the Houston Grand Opera with the proposal for him related to the celebrations of Texas ' 150th birthday in 1986 , 150th birthday of the city of Houston and NASA 's 25th birthday .

Operation Opera ( ) , also known as Operation Babylon , was a surprise Israeli air strike Attack carried out Military_operation on 7 June 1981 , which destroyed Destroying an Iraqi nuclear reactor under construction 17 kilometers ( 10.5 miles ) southeast of Baghdad .

Operation Opera , and related Israeli government statements following it , established Creating the Begin Doctrine , which explicitly stated Statement the strike was not an anomaly , but instead “ a precedent for every future government in Israel. ” Israel 's counter-proliferation preventive strike added Cause_to_be_included another dimension to their existing policy of deliberate ambiguity , as it related to the nuclear capability of other states in the region .

The Caramoor Summer Music Festival also features a wide variety of music beyond Bel Canto Opera .

The Orchestra of St Luke 's is the orchestra in residence under conductor Donald Runnicles of the San Francisco Opera .