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Review: PORGY AND BESS at Houston Grand Opera
by Armando Urdiales - Oct 25, 2025

As Houston performing arts ventures grow for the 2025-26 season, Houston Grand Opera surpasses them all with a thrilling 50th anniversary production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Starring powerhouse performers Angel Blue and Michael Sumuel in the title roles, this theatrical staging further cements HGO's monolithic presence not only in Houston but in the world of opera at large.

Houston Grand Opera to Open Season with THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2025

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will launch its 2025–26 season with The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, beginning October 24 at the Wortham Theater Center. The production is directed by Francesca Zambello.

Tickets on Sale Now for PORGY AND BESS at Houston Grand Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2025

Houston Grand Opera is now offering single tickets to all performances of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Names 2025 Award Winner and Grant Recipients
by Josh Sharpe - May 8, 2025

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant. 

PORGY AND BESS, MESSIAH and More Set For Houston Grand Opera 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2025

Throughout the 2025-26 season, HGO will be celebrating its beloved artistic and music director, Patrick Summers, who in May 2026 will transition to a new role. Learn more here!

PORGY AND BESS & More Set for Houston Grand Opera 2025-26 Season
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 19, 2025

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the American opera that launched HGO as a trailblazer, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.

Review: LA BOHÈME at Wolf Trap
by Emily Berger - Jul 20, 2024

Directed by John Caird and, for this revival, Katherine M. Carter, the production featured a talented cast of emerging opera stars, Studio Artists (many of whom were in featured roles), additional chorus members and the Children’s Chorus of Washington. This large cast filled the stage with excitement, love, and ultimately profound grief. 

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Announces 2024 Award Winner And Grant Recipients
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2024

Discover the 2024 award winner and grant recipients announced by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation.

George And Nora London Foundation Presents Baritone Blake Denson In Recital In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2024

Join the George and Nora London Foundation as they present a recital by Blake Denson, a renowned baritone, on Sunday, April 28.

The 2024 George London Award Winners Have Been Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 17, 2024

The 2024 George London Award winners have been announced, including soprano Katerina Burton, mezzo-sopranos Emily Treigle and Erin Wagner, tenor Samuel White, and baritones Benjamin Dickerson and Darren Drone.

Finalists Announced For The George And Nora London Foundation Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2024

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition 2024 finalists have been announced. The finals will be livestreamed on Friday, February 16, at 4:00 pm ET. Tune in to watch the talented performers showcase their skills.

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for Opera Singers Holds its Final Round Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world’s oldest and most prestigious competitions, will hold its 52nd event in 2024, with a public final round at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum on Friday, February 16, at 4:00 pm.

George and Nora London Foundation for Singers Receives Gift of $215,000 from the Estate of Lois Kirschenbaum
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2024

The George and Nora London Foundation for Singers has received a gift of $215,000 from the estate of Lois Kirschenbaum, the famously devoted and ubiquitous New York opera fan who passed away in March 2021 at the age of 88.

FALSTAFF Comes to Houston Grand Opera in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2023

On October 27, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open Falstaff, Verdi’s popular comedic masterpiece. Learn more about the opera and find out how to get tickets here!

George & Nora London Foundation Presents Mezzo-Soprano Lindsay Kate Brown, October 22
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2023

Join us for an enchanting recital by mezzo-soprano Lindsay Kate Brown, presented by the George & Nora London Foundation. 'Serenading the Hours: A Day to Night Recital' will take place on October 22, 2023, at The Morgan Library and Museum.

George And Nora London Foundation For Singers 2023-24 Season: Lindsay Kate Brown, Blake Denson, And 52nd Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2023

Recitals by rising young opera stars and one of the vocal world's most prestigious competitions comprise the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers 2023-24 season of events at New York's Morgan Library and Museum. Mezzo-soprano Lindsay Kate Brown, a 2020 George London Award winner, and baritone Blake Denson, who won his George London Award in 2022, each performs a solo program, and the 52nd year of the foundation's competition for American and Canadian opera singers will confer 2024 George London Awards on five of the opera world's most promising young artists.

Finalists Announced For the George and Nora London Foundation Competition
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2023

Following is the program of the George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals, which will be livestreamed free of charge from The Morgan Library Museum's Gilder Lehrman Hall on Friday, February 17, at 4:00 pm ET.

George And Nora London Foundation Competition For Opera Singers Holds Final Round On February 17
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2023

The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for Opera Singers Holds its Final Round on Friday, February 17, 2023, at The Morgan Library and Museum for In-Person and Online Audiences.

The ENO Presents New Production of Wagner's THE RHINEGOLD
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 12, 2023

This February comes The Rhinegold, the first opera in Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle, a radical political satire entrenched in magic and mythology.

George London Foundation For Singers Announced 2022-23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 16, 2022

The George London Foundation for Singers presents three events at The Morgan Library & Museum in the 2022-23 season: the 51st annual George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's most prestigious competitions, and two recitals showcasing recent winners: rising stars mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis and baritone Benjamin Taylor, who both won their George London Awards in 2018.