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On May 19 and 20, Houston Grand Opera will present two free performances of Verdi’s

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HGO’s very first Opera Ball took place in 1960, just five years after the company’s inception. The theme was Viennese Elegance, the chair was Betty Lou Carter, and it was an unforgettable celebration of this art form and the incredible people who bring it to Houston. A new tradition was born ..read more

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Richard Strauss’s opera, based on the play by Oscar Wilde, still shocks 118 years later.

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Suave. Elegant. Charismatic. Riveting. Devilishly attractive. A voice that drips with gold. These are just a few bits of the rapturous acclaim bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, one of the leading artists in all of opera, has received over his career, which was launched right here in Houston.

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Puccini’s Tosca, first as a famous-but-now-forgotten play, is one of the few indestructibly enduring operas, and the title role remains a destination achievement for great sopranos. The play was written in 1887 by the once-famous Victorien Sardou for his era’s most compelling actress, the French Sarah Bernhardt, who performed it all over the world, including many U.S. cities, where she packed houses playing the role in French with an English-speaking supporting cast.

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HGO’s very first Opera Ball took place in 1960, just five years after the company’s inception. The theme was Viennese Elegance, the chair was Betty Lou Carter, and it was an unforgettable celebration of this art form and the incredible people who bring it to Houston. A new tradition was born.

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Four distinguished HGO Studio alumni share about their Concert of Arias experience and the years that followed.

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ON POWER STRUCTURES, SEXUAL DYNAMICS, AND THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

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Out of Charachter - JASMINE HABERSHAM

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Librettist Stephanie Fleischmann on the story behind HGO’s 74th world premiere.

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The enduring captivating power of Goethe’s novel and Massenet’s opera

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