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Houston Grand Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season


by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2024

Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2024-25 season, featuring a spectacular, new, season-opening production of Il trovatore; the return of charming, family-friendly Cinderella, classic tragedy La bohème, and blockbuster musical West Side Story; Houstonians’ first-ever chance to see award-winning o...

Shereen Pimentel and Brenton Ryan To Lead WEST SIDE STORY At Houston Grand Opera; Full Season Announced


by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2024

Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2024-25 season, which includes a concert presentation of the Broadway masterpiece, West Side Story, led by Broadway's Shereen Pimentel and tenor Brenton Ryan. ...

Houston Grand Opera To Host Themed Experiences For Audiences At THE SOUND OF MUSIC


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2024

Houston Grand Opera is launching a new initiative featuring special themed experiences this spring at three performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music....

Houston Grand Opera to Open Puccini's MADAME BUTTERFLY in January


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 18, 2023

On January 26, 2024, Houston Grand Opera will open Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, with its soaring score and unforgettable tragic story, in a revival of Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage’s acclaimed production....

Houston Grand Opera Opens the 2023-24 Season With INTELLIGENCE


by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2023

On October 20, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will launch its new season with a company-commissioned world premiere, the new American epic Intelligence, produced in collaboration with the Urban Bush Women. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!...

Interview: Ballerina Mackenzie Richter Tells BroadwayWorld About the Magic and Spectacle of Houston Ballet's SWAN LAKE


by Miranda Keating - June 01, 2023

The Houston Ballet's 2022-2023 season is ending with one of ballet's greatest love stories, SWAN LAKE. I had the chance to speak with Mackenzie Richter, one of the ballerinas portraying Odette/Odile, and they gave me some insight into their experience of performing this iconic lead role and shared w...

Interview: Lead Ballerina Tyler Donatelli Gives Us a Sneak Peek of Houston Ballet's Daring and Exciting DIVERGENCE Triple Bill


by Miranda Keating - May 30, 2023

Houston Ballet is presenting DIVERGENCE, a triple bill program that includes Justin Peck’s world premiere UNDER THE FOLDING SKY; Aszure Barton’s ANGULAR MOMENTUM; and Stanton Welch's DIVERGENCE. As a sneak peek at the production, I had the exciting chance to speak with Tyler Donatelli, one of the le...

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 Launches Spring Repertoire With Puccini's TOSCA


by Stephi Wild - March 03, 2023

On April 21, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) opens its spring repertoire with Puccini's Tosca, one of the world's most beloved—and performed—operas. This riveting production is led by soprano Tamara Wilson, a Butler Studio alumna who is now one of the most recognizable voices in opera, in her role d...

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET STUNS AUDIENCES WITH ITS CLASSIC STORY AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGN at Houston Ballet


by Miranda Keating - March 02, 2023

ROMEO AND JULIET…the classic love story of star-crossed lovers. To say that our culture is saturated with this tale is a fact that no one can deny. However, knowing the talent of the Houston Ballet, I was intrigued to see this legend translated to dance. As I watched the production, I quickly realiz...

Past Shows

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

 ** Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Houston Ballet presents The Nutcracker


Houston Ballet presents Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from November 25 through December 27, 2022 at the Wortham Theater Center. The ultimate holiday tradition returns with ...

Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations
9/22 - 10/2/2022


Starting on September 22, 2022, Houston Ballet presents Good Vibrations at Wortham Theater Center. Through October 2, audiences can catch this triple bill program full ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
9/9 - 9/18/2022


Starting on September 9, 2022, Houston Ballet presents Peter Pan. Choreographed by Trey McIntyre, this reinterpretation of Sir James M. Barries classic tale is told ...

Houston Ballet Presents La Sylphide


August Bournonvilles La Sylphide originally premiered in November 1836 by the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is believed to be the oldest romantic ...

Houston Ballet presents La Sylphide


Dates:June 16, 2022, at 7:30 PMJune 18, 2022, at 7:30 PMJune 19, 2022, at 2:00 PMJune 24, 2022, at 7:30 PMJune 25, 2022, at 7:30 ...

Houston Symphony Presents Originals


Known for cultivating dancer-choreographers, Houston Ballet fosters artists both on and offstage for Originals. The program will feature the premiere of Floreciente, a one-act ballet ...

Houston Ballet presents Pretty Things


Originally set to open in March 2020, audiences will finally see Pretty Things come to the stage after a two-year wait. The mixed repertoire, triple-bill ...

DACAMERA presents Miguel Zenón Quartet


DACAMERA concludes its 20192020 jazz series with the Miguel Zenn Quartet. An eight-time Grammy Award nominee, Guggenheim Fellow and MacArthur Genius recipient, Zenn returns to ...

DACAMERA presents Cécile McLorin Salvant Trio


DACAMERA continues its 20192020 jazz series with the Ccile McLorin Salvant Trio. McLorin Salvant, a three-time Grammy Award winner, returns to the DACAMERA stage with ...

Da Camera presents Weinberg and Mendelssohn


Da Camera of Houston concludes its 201819 season with its unifying finale, Weinberg and Mendelssohn featuring the Daedalus Quartet in their Da Camera debut, along ...

Da Camera presents Dave Douglas Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity


Da Camera of Houston's 201819 jazz series concludes with "Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity," a one-of-a-kind tribute to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie developed ...

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