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Leaning into the comfort factor, soprano Nicole Heaston decided her concert recital recorded for Houston Grand Opera audiences would be all in English, with an emphasis on American and English composers. "Usually when a person goes to a recital you'll have a list with all of the translations. So you...
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It's the return of live opera for Opera in the Heights but rather than it playing out in the cozy confines of Lambert Hall, it will be on the lawn at White Oak Music Hall this Wednesday and Thursday. Artistic Director Eiki Isomura will conduct the OH! Orchestra in highlights...
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The music of Spain — and no, get those one-note misconceptions out of your mind — will be showcased in a special program at Houston Grand Opera created by acclaimed soprano Ana María Martínez, who also serves as HGO's Artistic Advisor. Premiering on March 26, Suite Española: Explorando Iberia will feature...
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Tenor Jack Swanson was supposed to be doing Rossini's La Cenerentola in January and February at Houston Grand Opera but those plans like many others were scuttled by COVID-19. Instead he was offered and accepted the chance to film an HGO Digital installment of Live at the Cullen, a selection...
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On the morning of September 22, 2015, in a rural area of Ontario, Canada, a man went on a killing spree, murdering three former female partners in their separate residences. The tragedy hit close to home for Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins — one of the women was his sister. As...
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Imagine you are a young singer, hoping for a career in opera and you've worked hard enough, been good enough and had enough stamina to reach the finalist stage of a competition where you'll be performing before a theater jammed with opera lovers. But now instead of facing a live...
