Houston Grand Opera to Offer Free Subscription Renewal to Laid-Off Energy Employees

Houston, September 1 2015- Houston Grand Opera (HGO) announces today that the company is offering free renewal for the coming season's subscription package to all laid off employees from the energy industry who are current subscribers.

"We want to offer energy sector employees who have been loyal subscribers our support during this difficult time," said Perryn Leech, managing director of HGO. "People in the energy industry have been generous to Houston Grand Opera, and we want to offer them thanks for supporting our work over the years."

Houston Grand Opera's 2015-16 season opens in late October with productions of Puccini's Tosca and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, followed by a holiday presentation of Rachel Portman and Nicholas Wright's The Little Prince, based on the beloved story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro; Dvo?ák's Rusalka, Wagner's Siegfried; and the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic musical, Carousel. For information, call 713-228-OPERA (6737) .