Basque in the glory Basque in the glory

For the opening night of Il Trovatore, Houston Grand Opera’s new production aimed high, bringing together a star-studded cast and a fresh, contemporary take on Verdi’s intense drama.

on October 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM
“The work by which I stand or fall” “The work by which I stand or fall”

Dame Ethel Smyth’s third opera, The Wreckers, opened at Houston Grand Opera on October 28 and runs through November 11.

on October 31, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Behind closed doors Behind closed doors

Mozart appears to find promiscuity a source of humor rather than something that is a fundamental problem.

on May 05, 2019 at 2:57 PM
“The richest food that money can buy” “The richest food that money can buy”

All about the life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, but depicted as an opera performed as a dress rehearsal for an opera.

on April 28, 2019 at 11:43 AM
Stormy weather Stormy weather

Looking at the Houston Grand Opera’s 2018/19 season, I think Hurricane Harvey subconsciously must have had an impact on the choice of operas. 

on January 29, 2019 at 12:31 PM
A boom with a view A boom with a view

“It’s in the ‘Behind the Scenes’ section of the Lady Gaga issue, involving Brian Mitchell, archivist and occasional child wrangler with the Houston Grand Opera.”

on September 14, 2015 at 10:30 AM
Once upon a Thames Once upon a Thames

“Likewise Susan Bullock and Nicholas Phan—leading exponents of Wagner and Britten respectively…”

on August 22, 2014 at 11:26 AM

Houston Grand Opera’s Brit-in-Chief Anthony Freud will take an early departure of his post (recently extended to 2015) to move into the power vacuum created by the departure of William Mason from Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2012, says Culturemap Houston.

on April 20, 2011 at 5:29 PM