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Out of the Shadows: HGO’s ‘Don Giovanni’ and ‘The Phoenix’ Explore the Mozart & da Ponte Partnership

Steven Brown·March 14, 2019

He helped create an iconic group of operas, but to most of us, he exists as little more than a surname after a hyphen: Mozart-da Ponte. Yet without Lorenzo da Ponte’s librettos, we wouldn’t have Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni or Così fan tutte.

Houston Music

Houston Arts Alliance Helps Artists and Organizations Get Ready & Resilient

Emily Hynds·March 4, 2019

Hurricane Harvey dumped some 15 trillion gallons of water on the Bayou City, creating havoc for the Downtown theater district, along with many artists and arts organizations.

Dance Features Houston Music Theater Visual Art

Musical Story Lines: Houston Symphony’s New Season

Steven Brown·February 11, 2019

A festival celebrating arch-Romantic composer Robert Schumann. Spotlights on Richard Strauss, master of orchestral tone-painting, and today’s John Adams. A pairing of dramatic but little-known choral works by Felix Mendelssohn and Gustav Mahler.

Houston Music

Rescue Music: DSO Oboist Erin Hannigan’s Artists for Animals

Amy Bishop·February 11, 2019

The audience members at the Meyerson Symphony Center had no idea what an adventure the oboist onstage had on her way in to work that night.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Texas Lens: Finding My Voice

Agostina Migoni·February 7, 2019

My name is Agostina Migoni and I am an opera singer. My grandfather, who lived with us during my childhood, was also an opera singer and my first music teacher, so I feel that my career path was determined pretty early on.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music Texas Lens

REVIEW: HGO’s First Pearl Fishers Dazzles and Gleams

Sherry Cheng·January 28, 2019

It was a night of many firsts at Houston Grand Opera’s production of French composer Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers.

Houston Music

Salon and Culture Jack bring New Artists and Ideas Together in Dallas

Ashley Jones·January 14, 2019

This is French Room Salon and Culture Jack, two distinctly different series of art events, both gifted to Dallas towards the end of 2018. Although varied in format and feel, both series bring people together in close proximity, where they are subject to new art and ideas on a monthly basis.

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Dallas Chamber Symphony Finds its Niche

Amy Bishop·January 14, 2019

When the Dallas City Performance Hall (now Moody Performance Hall) opened its doors to the public in 2012, it also opened the doors of opportunity to a number of mid-sized arts groups in need of a right-sized venue. And so begins the story of the Dallas Chamber Symphony.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

It Happened in Texas: Josephine Boudreaux at the Houston Symphony

Sherry Cheng·January 9, 2019

“She played with a fine fury all evening, and her bow was a rod and a staff for the comfort of Nespoli,” lauded music critic Hubert Roussel, writing for the Houston Gargoyle.

Houston It Happened in Texas Music

Come, Play, Hang Out: House Concerts Take Hold in Texas

Chris Johnson·January 9, 2019

Imagine listening to Liszt in your living room. Whether it’s Mozart or Brahms or more contemporary offerings, house concerts have become so popular in Texas that you can find one happening most weekends throughout the state.

Music

REVIEW: Ars Lyrica’s ‘Agrippina’

Steven Brown·November 26, 2018

When Matthew Dirst was a graduate student in France, a splashy revival of a long-neglected 17th-century opera galvanized his love of baroque music.

Houston Music

Loop38 and Texas New Music Ensemble Stir up Houston’s Contemporary Music Scene

Sherry Cheng·November 21, 2018

A pair of excellent new music concerts on the Houston calendar this month illuminated the distinct yet overlapping currents that shape the body of contemporary music.

Houston Music

Visual Art

A Sprawling History: Tavares Strachan at the Blanton

Storytime: Meow Wolf Leans into the Narrative in their immersive adventures

Beauty and Repulsion, Decay and Renewal: Jessica Kreutter at Galveston Arts Center

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Revealing Repertoire: Houston Ballet’s Triple Bill Tells a Company’s Story

Texas Studio: Jordan Fuchs Starts with Choreography

Engaging Audiences: Frame Dance’s 2024 Frame x Frame Festival Focuses on Screendance’s Unique Space in the Dance Ecology

Music

TX Studio: Héctor Guzmán Conducts a Life

Spreading the Classical Music Word: San Antonio’s Agarita Thinks Beyond the Concert Hall

Kinetic at 10: Virtuosic Ensemble Grows Deep Roots in Houston

Theater

Building a Community: D. Wambui Richardson Invites Audiences to Become Part of Jubilee Theatre’s Family

Born to Lead: Circle Theatre’s New Artistic Director Ashley H. White Isn’t Afraid to Shake Things Up

A Succession Story: Houston’s 4th Wall Theatre Company Secures its Future

Music

Out of the Shadows: HGO’s ‘Don Giovanni’ and ‘The Phoenix’ Explore the Mozart & da Ponte Partnership

Houston Arts Alliance Helps Artists and Organizations Get Ready & Resilient

Musical Story Lines: Houston Symphony’s New Season

Rescue Music: DSO Oboist Erin Hannigan’s Artists for Animals

Texas Lens: Finding My Voice

REVIEW: HGO’s First Pearl Fishers Dazzles and Gleams

Salon and Culture Jack bring New Artists and Ideas Together in Dallas

Dallas Chamber Symphony Finds its Niche

It Happened in Texas: Josephine Boudreaux at the Houston Symphony

Come, Play, Hang Out: House Concerts Take Hold in Texas

REVIEW: Ars Lyrica’s ‘Agrippina’

Loop38 and Texas New Music Ensemble Stir up Houston’s Contemporary Music Scene