HOUSTON OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

The latest news on performances of Opera in Houston.

Gilbert & Sullivan Society Of Houston Presents THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE At Hobby Center For The Performing Arts by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2023

The pirates come ashore in July as Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston, the longest-running opera company in Houston, presents the popular The Pirates of Penzance at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts' Zilkha Hall. ...

Houston Grand Opera To Hold Two Summer Camps For Students Grades 3-12 by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2023

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has opened registration for the company's two summer camps for students in grades 3-12. Participating campers will receive the valuable opportunity to develop their vocal and dramatic talents in a fun and supportive creative environment. As part of HGO's commitment to worki...

Houston Grand Opera Presents Two Free Performances Of LA TRAVIATA by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2023

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present two free performances of Verdi's La traviata, one of the world's most beloved operas, at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20. ...

Houston Grand Opera Announces 2023 CONCERT OF ARIAS Winners by Blair Ingenthron - February 04, 2023

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced the winners for this year's Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, held this evening at the Wortham Theater Center and livestreamed for audiences at home.   ...

Houston Grand Opera Announces New $22 Million Fund Within The HGO Endowment by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2023

At tonight's annual Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, Houston Grand Opera announced that Sarah and Ernest Butler have created a new fund within the HGO Endowment valued at $22 million, the largest philanthropic investment in the 68-year history of the ...

Houston Grand Opera Joins Forces with Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Prairie View A&M, And More For the Fourth Annual GIVING VOICE by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2023

On Friday, February 24, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will stage the fourth annual Giving Voice concert in partnership with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas Southern University. The fourth annual concert will be presented outside ...

World-Premiere Opera ANOTHER CITY to be Presented at Houston Grand Opera in March by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 27, 2023

Houston Grand Opera will stage its 74th world-premiere opera, Another City, on March 9, 10, and 11, with performances at the downtown campus of Ecclesia Houston....

Houston Grand Opera Brings Back Massenet's WERTHER For First Time In More Than Four Decades by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2023

On January 27, 2023, Houston Grand Opera continues its remarkable winter repertoire with Massenet's seldomly seen masterpiece, Werther. Premiered in 1892 and based on Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, the tragic opera about unrequited love returns to HGO for the first time since 1979 with this ...

Houston Grand Opera Opens Winter Repertoire With Vibrant Production Of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2022

On January 13, 2023, Houston Grand Opera kicks off its winter repertoire with Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage's vibrant production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, which re-sets the class-conscious comedy in late '60s Francoist Spain....

Houston Grand Opera Collaborates With Local Artist Reginald Adams In Labyrinth Series For Seeking The Human Spirit Initiative by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2022

Houston Grand Opera, in partnership with Houston First, invites community members to tour a series of labyrinths created by local artist Reginald Adams during the opening nights of upcoming productions The Wreckers, El Milagro del Recuerdo, Werther, and Salome.  ...

Houston Grand Opera To Host Annual Holiday Celebration At Discovery Green by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2022

Houston Grand Opera invites the entire city to join together for Transforming the Human Spirit through Song, the company's annual Carols on the Green sing-along at Discovery Green. Part of HGO's Seeking the Human Spirit initiative, the family-friendly holiday event is free and open to the public....

Houston Grand Opera's Popular Mariachi Opera, El Milagro Del Recuerdo, Returns On December 8 by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2022

On December 8, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) welcomes the holiday season with the return of composer Javier Martínez and librettist Leonard Foglia's heartwarming, family-friendly, company-commissioned mariachi opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering. ...

Houston Grand Opera Opens Must-See New Production, THE WRECKERS On October 28 by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2022

On October 28, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open a must-see new production of Dame Ethel Smyth's epic 1906 opera The Wreckers. This will be the first-ever full-scale production of The Wreckers from a major American opera company. ...

Houston Grand Opera Opens The 2022-2023 Season With LA TRAVIATA, October 21 by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2022

On October 21, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open the 2022-23 season with Verdi's La traviata, one of the world's most beloved—and performed—operas. This production represents Houston audiences' first opportunity to see award-winning director Arin Arbus's full vision for the opera at the Wort...

Houston Grand Opera to Present 2022 Studio Showcase in September by Blair Ingenthron - September 03, 2022

The Houston Grand Opera Studio will present its annual Studio Showcase on September 17, 2022, in the Cullen Theater at the Wortham Theater Center....




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