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  Experience the Madness and Sublime Voices in Saul at Houston Grand Opera

  October 15 at 5 a.m.

  Imagine you are Saul. You're the king of the Israelites and have been at war for ten years with the Philistines. It's been a grim decade of starvation, death and destruction. Then along comes David who, incredibly enough, beats the giant Goliath in man-to-man combat. Filled with admiration, Saul welcomes the...

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  HGO Offers a New Production of Rigoletto, But the Old Curse Remains

  October 9 at 6:49 a.m.

  As it turns out, Rigoletto has two terrible flaws. One is that the court jester, like some people all of us have met, doesn't know when to quit with the jokes and takes them too far. The other concerns his parenting skills and the over-protective wall he has built around...

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  Sex and Violence: Just Another Night at the Opera With Tosca

  October 6 at 8:19 a.m.

  Giacomo Puccini's verismo-fueled Tosca (1900) runs on opera's highest octane – sex and violence. It speeds along, no time for detours, spinning its tale with a breakneck pace. Co-librettist Giacoso complained to the composer that there was nothing but plot, but Puccini knew exactly what he was doing when he...

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  Meet the Non-Diva Playing a Diva in Tosca at Opera in the Heights

  October 2 at 4 a.m.

  As Opera in the Heights prepares to open its production of Tosca, soprano Elizabeth Baldwin will be taking on the title character's role for the eighth time  — something she looks forward and not just for the great music by Puccini she gets to sing. "You get to be so...

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  10 Best Bets This Weekend: Power, Pageants and Giant Pekingese Puppies

  August 22 at 4 a.m.

  A Machiavellian ruler, a victim turned predator, and giant Pekingese puppies? WTF is right, we're looking at some Weird, Thought-provoking and Fantastical programming this weekend in the Bayou City. In addition to those dance, theater and film offerings, we've got all-female wrestling, an art opening, Dog Day at the Astros...

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  6 Best Bets This Weekend: Bluebeard, Bikes, and Going Topless at the Beach

  May 16 at 4 a.m.

  After umpteen straight days of rain, we could sure use a break, and it looks like the sun is finally peeking out from behind those clouds. Which is awesome for the hard-partying Jeep enthusiasts heading to Crystal Beach for Go Topless, the 1920s costume contest at Discovery Green, and BikeHouston's...