Houston Grand Opera

IT’S OFFICIAL! 😍 Tickets are on sale NOW for all six spellbinding productions of our 2024-25 season, a celebration of love in all its glorious forms! But wait, there's more! ✨ Beyond the mainstage magic, ignite your love for opera with other captivating performances like the season-opening Studio Showcase and our annual Concert of Arias competition (which will feature the HGO Orchestra for the first time ever)! Create lasting memories with our inaugural Family Day, a family-friendly, relaxed-environment performance of Cinderella this fall. Embrace even more opera with our other themed performances throughout the season with Military Appreciation Day, 🎖️ Noche de Ópera, 💃🏽 and Pride Night. 🏳️🌈 General Director & CEO Khori Dastoor promises that “together with a group of awe-inspiring artists, creatives, and musicians, we will share universal stories, told through music that speaks straight to the heart.” Discover everything HGO has in store for a season brimming with romance and emotion. Explore the full lineup and ignite your operatic love affair at HGO.org!

From high school chorister, to Juilliard graduate, to HGO Director of Philanthropy – David Krohn has paved quite an impressive career for himself in the opera industry! 🎭🤝 Learn all about how David's love for the art form fuels his mission to expand our supporter base: ⤵️

Give it up for Madeline Slettedahl, one of our fantastic Assistant Conductors! 🎭🎹🎶 Madeline, a graduate of Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, has loved music her entire life. Discover how she ignited her love for opera and built a career around it! ⤵

Know a future star that dreams of being on stage?! 🤩 HGO is looking for multiple child actors for non-singing, non-speaking acting roles in our Fall 2024 production of Verdi’s Il trovatore! Next Monday, August 5, we are holding auditions to play the following roles: 🌟 Boy 1: Azucena’s Son 🌟 Boy 2: Young Count DiLuna 🌟 Boy 3: Young Manrico Visit bit.ly/3y9h54V for more information! Registration is open NOW!

Remember, TODAY is your last day to have your impact doubled! Visit HGO.org/donate and give now to support more opera for Houstonians! 🎭💝

Meet Lyanne Alvarado, our Officer of Corporate Sponsorships! 👩💼🤝 Her work in our Philanthropy department is instrumental to fostering and maintaining HGO’s partnerships with Houston companies committed to supporting the arts. And as a “Mozart girlie,“ she’s a big opera fan! 🎭

Stephen Hudson's journey to becoming a music teacher began when he attended one of our High School Night performances of Puccini’s La bohème as a student at HSPVA. Today, he brings his passion full circle as one of our dedicated Teaching Artists in HGO’s Community & Learning department! 🎶

What a summer it has been! ☀️🎶 Through June and July’s packed calendar of free summer programming, we have reached over 1,000 children in 20+ locations around the Greater Houston area with workshops and performances that bring stories to life through song and play. Help us continue to foster a love of art and opera in our community. By donating to HGO before July 31st, you make it possible for us to continue providing formative experiences and world-class programming to Houston, both on and off the stage! 🎭 Don’t miss this opportunity to have 2x the impact. Only a few days remain to have your support DOUBLED! All first-time gifts made before July 31st will be matched dollar for dollar! Give now at HGO.org/donate.

Learn more about the people who put the GRAND in Houston Grand Opera! Meet our Senior Creative Manager, Chelsea Crouse. She’s an extremely talented graphic designer 👩💻 , a loving wife and mom 👨👩👦 , and probably one of the best dressed professionals in the office! ✨👗✨ 🔗 Tap on our blog below to read more: ⤵

The show must go on! 🎭🎶 Even after facing major adversity last week with #HurricaneBeryl, our campers are still looking forward to presenting their final performance at the Wortham. Read all about these talented teenagers in our latest blog post! ⤵️