Star soprano and HGO Butler Studio alumna Tamara Wilson leads the cast as Floria Tosca in anticipated role debut What: 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 […]
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Houston Grand Opera Announces 2023 Concert of Arias Winners
Four Singers Awarded Top Honors of 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition Evening closes with announcement of a new $22 million fund within the HGO Endowment; renaming of HGO Studio to Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio Houston Grand Opera (HGO) […]
Houston Grand Opera Announces New $22 Million Fund within the HGO Endowment
Sarah and Ernest Butler make the largest gift in HGO’s 68-year history HGO Studio is renamed Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio At tonight’s annual Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, Houston […]
HGO Joins Forces with Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas Southern University for the Fourth Annual Giving Voice
Celebration of Black artists in opera and Black History Month to take place at historic Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church 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 […]
Houston Grand Opera Announces 2023 Concert of Arias Finalists
Following an international search, the organization selects eight artists to compete in the annual event with cash prizes on the line and the opportunity to audition for the coveted young artist program The competition will be livestreamed for at-home audiences, […]
HGO to Explore the Invisible World of Homelessness in World-Premiere Opera Another City
Company to stage the immersive, site-specific production, which shares stories of unhoused Houstonians, at Ecclesia Houston from March 9 through 11, 2023 Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will stage its 74th world-premiere opera, Another City, on March 9, 10, and 11, with performances at […]
Houston Grand Opera Presents Sensory-Friendly Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers in Partnership with the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC
Saturday, February 4 Fun-filled, family-friendly opera performance free to the public with reservation Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present a sensory-friendly performance of Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers, part of its Opera to Go! series specifically designed to create […]
Houston Grand Opera Brings Back Massenet’s Werther for First Staging in More Than Four Decades
A series of important HGO debuts headline the stunning, rarely seen opera 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 […]
Houston Grand Opera Opens Winter Repertoire with Vibrant Production of The Marriage of Figaro
Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage’s production of the classic Mozart opera showcases ’60s-inspired setting 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 […]
Houston Grand Opera Opens Winter Repertoire with Vibrant Production of The Marriage of Figaro
Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage’s production of the classic Mozart opera showcases ’60s-inspired setting 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 […]
