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!
Houston Grand Opera
Performing Arts
Houston, TX 9,425 followers
HGO is an award-winning opera company based in Houston, TX that celebrates diversity and innovation.
About us
Since its inception in 1955, Houston Grand Opera has grown from a small regional organization into an internationally renowned opera company. HGO enjoys a reputation for commissioning and producing new works, including 61 world premieres and seven American premieres since 1973. In addition to producing and performing world-class opera, HGO contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse and innovative program of performances, community events, and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. HGO has toured extensively, including trips to Europe and Asia, and has won a Tony, two Grammy awards, and two Emmy awards—the only opera company to have won all three honors. Through HGO Community and Learning, Houston Grand Opera creates opportunities for Houstonians of all ages and backgrounds to observe, participate in, and create art. The NEXUS Initiative is HGO’s multi-year ticket underwriting program that allows Houstonians of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy world-class opera without the barrier of price. Since 2007 NEXUS has enabled more than 225,000 Houstonians to experience first-quality opera through discounted single tickets and subscriptions, subsidized student performances, and free productions.
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http://www.houstongrandopera.org
External link for Houston Grand Opera
- Industry
- Performing Arts
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1955
- Specialties
- Opera, Music, and Live Theater
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510 Preston St.
Houston, TX 77002, US
Employees at Houston Grand Opera
Updates
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Calling all dancers, singers, and actors! 🎶💃🎭 West Side Story is searching for its next ANITA, as well as LIEUTENANT SHRANK, GLAD HAND, and a diverse cast of talented performers (18+) to bring this iconic musical to life this winter! Auditions will be held on Sept. 14-15 at the Wortham Theater Center. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of HGO’s first-ever mainstage production of West Side Story! Requirements include strong dance technique and classical/traditional musical theater vocal training. Must be available Jan. 2–Feb. 15, 2025. See audition postings below for full details and registration. ⤵️ 👉 Anita + Other Dancers/Singers (English): bit.ly/3AULUek 👉 Anita y otros artistas (Español): bit.ly/4cIXO8B 👉 Lieutenant Schrank + Glad Hand: bit.ly/3AFJznu
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Data meets opera! 📊 Business Intelligence Manager Ariel Ehrman uses her background in archaeology 👷♀️⛏ to “dig deep” into our ticket sales data and other key metrics, helping us make informed decisions while prioritizing the Houston audience. Read all about Ariel in our latest Backstage Pass feature! ⤵
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We're so proud of our CEO & General Director, Khori Dastoor, for being named one of Houston's Top 30 Influential Women this year! 🏆 As a true champion for the arts, her dedication to innovation and inclusivity continues to propel HGO to new heights. 🚀🌟 🎥 Watch the full segment below as she and a few of the other honorees discuss their various contributions to the community! ⤵
Meet Houston's Top 30 Influential Women
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Time is running out! ⏰ Applications to join the prestigious HGO Butler Studio close on August 30. Apply now to launch your opera career: lnkd.in/gjvy9PC4
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The HGO Chorus is searching for passionate vocalists for the 2024-25 season! 🎶 Auditions will be held at the Wortham Theater Center on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 from 6-10pm. Visit bit.ly/3y9h54V for audition requirements and registration!
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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: ⤵️
Houston Grand Opera - Backstage Pass - HGO Spotlight On: Director of Philanthropy David Krohn
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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! ⤵
Houston Grand Opera - Backstage Pass - HGO Spotlight On: Assistant Conductor Madeline Slettedahl
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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!
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Remember, TODAY is your last day to have your impact doubled! Visit HGO.org/donate and give now to support more opera for Houstonians! 🎭💝
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.