(Image courtesy of HGO) Houston Grand Opera is set to livestream its new production of Carlisle Floyd’s “Of Mice and Men” on March 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CT via its YouTube and Facebook channels. The matinee performance at the Wortham Theater Center’s Cullen Theater will feature a cast drawn entirely from the company’s Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand {…}
Houston Grand Opera has revealed the incoming class of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio for the 2026-27 season. In sum there will be five new artists alongside seven returning members. The five first-year artists include soprano Scarlett Jones, who took first place at HGO’s 2026 Eleanor McCollum Competition Concert of Arias. Joining her are mezzo-soprano Lauren {…}
(Photo Credit: Erich Schlegel) Houston Grand Opera will present a new production of Carlisle Floyd’s “Of Mice and Men” on March 13 and 15, 2026 at the Wortham Theater Center’s Cullen Theater. The showcase, presented by the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio as part of the centennial of the composer’s birth. The entire cast is drawn from {…}
(Photo credit: Victor Conteras) Houston Grand Opera has announced its plans to bring music, storytelling, and hands-on creativity to families with a week of free arts experiences designed especially for children in grades Pre-K-2. During spring break (March 9 to 13), families are invited to explore opera alongside Houston Grand Opera teaching artists. Programming includes Storybook Opera and Music! Stories! {…}
(Photo credit: Claire McAdams) Houston Grand Opera has announced the appointment of Darcy Douglas as its new Chief Philanthropy Officer. Douglas recently served as Vice President of Advancement and Alumni Engagement at South Texas College of Law Houston since 2021. Under her leadership, the department underwent a complete transformation, resulting in a 51 percent increase in philanthropic revenue during her {…}
(Photo Credit: Michael Bishop) Houston Grand Opera has announced the winners of the Concert of Arias at the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. British soprano Scarlett Jones took home first place and the $25,000 prize. Currently pursuing her Master of Music at The Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow, Jones recently performed Gertrude in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and {…}
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced the seven finalists for the “Concert of Arias,” the final round of the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. The event is set to take place Feb. 6, 2026, at the Wortham Theater Center in Houston. The finalists are sopranos Scarlett Jones, Viktoriia Shamanska, Arpi Sinanyan, and Kayla Rae Stein; mezzo-soprano Lauren {…}
(© S. Richards Photography 2016) Houston Grand Opera is set to present “Giving Voice” on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. The concert, the company’s seventh annual showcase of Black artists in classical music and opera, takes place at The Fort Bend Church in Sugar Land, Texas, marking the first time the event is held at the venue. Soloists {…}
The Houston Grand Opera has canceled its Jan. 25 performance of “Silent Night” due to inclement weather. The company said, “Out of an abundance of caution due to severe winter weather conditions, HGO has decided to cancel our Sunday, Jan. 25 performance of Silent ‘Night.’ Ticketholders will be contacted via email with further instructions for exchanging their tickets to one {…}
Houston Grand Opera has announced a new partnership with Grange Park Opera to co-produce Sir John Tavener’s “Krishna.” The work will receive its world premiere at Grange Park Opera in June 2026, followed by its American premiere, in an expanded production, at the Houston Grand Opera during the 2027-28 season. The new work recounts the life of its titular Hindu {…}
The Grammy nominations have been announced. Here are the vocal performances nominated: The Best Opera Recording nominees are Heggie’s “Intelligence” (Kwamé Ryan, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer), Huang Ruo’s “An American Soldier” (Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers), Kouyoumdjian’s “Adoration” {…}
