Texas Lens: Resilience
May 30, 2018
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Houston

Texas Lens: Resilience

It Happened in Texas: <em>Nixon In China</em> Returns to HGO
January 14, 2017
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Houston

It Happened in Texas: Nixon In China Returns to HGO

The U.S. presidential election looms, and the politician has planned his trip for maximum media…

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Seeing With the Heart: <em>The Little Prince</em> Charms at HGO
December 14, 2015
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Houston

Seeing With the Heart: The Little Prince Charms at HGO

For a long time after its world premiere in 2003, I hoped Houston Grand Opera…

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Song of Houston: Story of HGOco
October 16, 2015
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Houston

Song of Houston: Story of HGOco

In the September world premiere of O Columbia, the new chamber opera from HGOco, a…

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Love, Brutality, Sacrifice, and Regret: Houston Grand Opera’s Vivid Die Walküre
April 21, 2015
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Houston

Love, Brutality, Sacrifice, and Regret: Houston Grand Opera’s Vivid Die Walküre

Fusing Opera and Mariachi: HGO presents El Pasado Nunca Se Termina
April 17, 2015
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Houston

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

“A Living, Breathing, Human Journey”
March 19, 2015
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Houston

“A Living, Breathing, Human Journey”

Shakespeare, Song & Swords
October 26, 2014
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Houston

Shakespeare, Song & Swords

Rising Voices: Ryan McKinny
January 24, 2014
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Houston

Rising Voices: Ryan McKinny

Los Angeles-born and Juilliard-trained baritone Ryan McKinny has made Houston his home. A+C music writer…

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The Art of Remembrance
January 23, 2014
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Houston

The Art of Remembrance

What captured Houston Grand Opera Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers’ imagination as he sat…

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Profiles in Leadership: Gary Gibbs
January 16, 2014
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Arts Leadership

Profiles in Leadership: Gary Gibbs

Gary Gibbs has served as the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on the Arts…

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10 Moving Moments of 2013 on Houston’s Dance & Theater Stages
January 2, 2014
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Dance

10 Moving Moments of 2013 on Houston’s Dance & Theater Stages

Every year, I resist the list, and then cave with some kind of listicle of…

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On Gratitude, Texas & More
October 6, 2013
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Music

On Gratitude, Texas & More

Liam Bonner Returns to HGO IMAGE: Opera singer Liam Bonner. Photo by Melissa Fitzgerald. Baritone…

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Opera Season Opens Across Texas
October 6, 2013
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Music

Opera Season Opens Across Texas

Texas opera fans need to get out their castanets and start practicing the seguidilla.

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