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Electrifying Heroines and Cherished Classics: HGO’s New Season

Steven BrownJanuary 18, 2017

They rank among opera’s most electrifying heroines, yet Houston hasn’t felt their wallop for more than 25 years. Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma, a Druid priestess, sacrifices herself on a pyre to atone for her secret marriage to a Roman. Richard Strauss’ Elektra descends into madness as despair and rage over her father’s slaying consume her....

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It Happened in Texas: Nixon In China Returns to HGO

Steven BrownJanuary 14, 2017

The U.S. presidential election looms, and the politician has planned his trip for maximum media impact. He’s a divisive figure, with ideas that could revolutionize the world order. Cameras track his plane’s arrival, and when he steps out, legions of television viewers are watching him. He knows that, and he has every intention of capitalizing on it....

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Seeing With the Heart: The Little Prince Charms at HGO

JOHN DeMERSDecember 14, 2015

For a long time after its world premiere in 2003, I hoped Houston Grand Opera would have The Little Prince. You know – the holiday opera!...

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On the hunt for excellence

Steven BrownMay 21, 2015

Stephen King trains the next generation of opera singers at HGO and Rice University ...

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Fusing Opera and Mariachi: HGO presents El Pasado Nunca Se Termina

Steven BrownApril 17, 2015

It's springtime 1910, and night has come to a Mexican hacienda....

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“A Living, Breathing, Human Journey”

ELIZABETH BAISLEYMarch 19, 2015

Wagner’s Ring at Houston Grand Opera...

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Rising Voices: Ryan McKinny

Cortney JacobsJanuary 24, 2014

Los Angeles-born and Juilliard-trained baritone Ryan McKinny has made Houston his home. A+C music writer Cortney Jacobs caught up with the rising singer and Houston Grand Opera Studio alum the day before he started rehearsals at HGO for Rigoletto, which runs Jan. 24-Feb. 9....

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The Art of Remembrance

ELIZABETH BAISLEYJanuary 23, 2014

What captured Houston Grand Opera Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers’ imagination as he sat down to play through the score of a lost opera by Mieczyslaw Weinberg...

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