Houston Grand Opera Podcasts

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to Ariadne auf Naxos

HGO's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. Audio clips courtesy of Warner Classics. Music available on arkivmusic.com and iTunes.

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to The Marriage of Figaro

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Audio clips courtesy of Warner Classics. Music available on arkivmusic.com and iTunes.

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Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Audio clips courtesy of Warner Classics. Music available on arkivmusic.com and iTunes.

Colin Ure'' Podcast Guide to Ariadne

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Audio clips courtesy of Warner Classics. Music available on arkivmusic.com and iTunes.

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to The Marriage of Figage

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Audio clips courtesy of Warner Classics. Music available on arkivmusic.com and iTunes.

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Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Audio clips courtesy of Warner Classics. Music available on arkivmusic.com and iTunes.

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to Dead Man Walking

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking. Audio clips provided courtesy of Warner Classics

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Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking. Audio clips provided courtesy of Warner Classics

Colin Ure's Podcast's Podcast Guide to The Marriage of Figaro

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking. Audio clips provided courtesy of Warner Classics

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to Lucia di Lammermoor

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Audio clips provided courtesy of Warner Classics

Anthony Freud discusses HGO's new production of Madame Butterfly with Director Michael Grandage

HGO General Director Anthony Freud discusses the new production of Puccni's Madame Butterfly with Director Michael Grandage. http://www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/MadameButterfly

Anthony Freud discusses Peter Grimes with Director Neil Armfield

HGO General Director Anthony Freud discusses the upcoming production of Britten's Peter Grimes with Director Neil Armfield. Britten: Peter Grimes October 29 - November 12, 2010 at Wortham Theater Center www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/PeterGrimes

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to Britten's Peter Grimes

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Britten's Peter Grimes.

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to Puccini's Madame Butterfly

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Puccini's timeless classic, Madame Butterfly.

Colin Ure's Podcast Guide to Puccini's Tosca

Houston Grand Opera's Dramaturg, Colin Ure, discusses Puccini's diva-drama, Tosca. Click here to listen

Xerxes

Handel's run-around romantic comedy XERXES is at Houston Grand Opera from April 30 to May 14, 2010 www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/Xerxes One of Handels most popular operas, Xerxes is a feast for the ears, and the eyes in this classic eighteenth-century production. A mad entanglement of love stories, the opera follows the tyrannical and flamboyant Xerxes (Susan Graham) in his quest for Romilda (Laura Claycomb), who is beloved by his very own brother Arsamene, sung by David Daniels. Contralto Sonia...

The Queen of Spades

Tchaikovsky's madness-inducing THE QUEEN OF SPADES is at Houston Grand Opera from April 16 to May 1, 2010 www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/QueenofSpades One mans obsession with a lucky card trick turns the fates of three in Tchaikovskys vibrant melodrama. Russian tenor Vladimir Galouzine returns to HGO as the tormented Hermann, internationally renowned soprano Tatiana Monogarova makes her HGO debut as his beloved Lisa, and Vasily Ladyuk is the dashing Prince Yeletsky. Canadian mezzo-soprano Judith ...

The Turn of the Screw

Britten's haunted opera The TURN OF THE SCREW is at Houston Grand Opera from Jan 29 to Feb 13, 2010 www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/TurnOfTheScrew In this operatic thriller two children are pulled toward the world of the dead by the ghosts of their prior governess Miss Jessel and her lover Peter Quint. Internationally acclaimed soprano Amanda Roocroft plays the governess whose obsessive efforts to protect the children may prove more of a threat than the spirits themselves. Powerhouse mezzo-soprano...

Tosca

Puccini's diva drama, TOSCA is at Houston Grand Opera from Jan 22 to Feb 7, 2010 www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/Tosca Renowned soprano Patricia Racette makes her role debut as the passionate Floria Tosca in Puccinis timeless drama. Tenor Marcus Haddock is the painter Mario Cavaradossi, whom Tosca adores and Raymond Aceto sings the menacing Baron Scarpia who will stop at nothing to destroy the object of Toscas affections. Created especially for Houston Grand Opera, this new production by John Cair...

Lohengrin

Wagner's mythical LOHENGRIN is at Houston Grand Opera from Oct 30 to Nov 15, 2009 www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/Lohengrin One secret protects one great love in Wagners mystical romantic opera. Celebrated Wagnerian tenor Simon O'Neill makes his Houston Grand Opera debut as the knight Lohengrin, whose pure love is threatened by common human greed. Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka sings the misguided Elsa, bewitched into betraying the very one she loves. Soprano Christine Goerke is the sorceress...

The Elixir of Love

Donizetti's sweet love story, THE ELIXIR OF LOVE is at Houston Grand Opera from Oct 23 to Nov 7, 2009 www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/ElixirofLove This sparkling folktale is one of Donizettis most popular operas. Lovesick Nemorino falls madly in love with the young landowner Adina knowing well that she is out of his league. Luckily, the scheming Dr. Dulcamara has just the cure to what ails him. Russian soprano Ekaterina Siurina sings the minx Adina and Eric Cutler is Nemorino. Internationally reno...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

January 23 - February 6, 2009 Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center Purchase Tickets Online at www.HoustonGrandOpera.org The course of true love never did run smooth... The king and queen of the fairies are feuding, two mortal couples break up and make up thanks (or no thanks!) to the juice of a magic flower, and the Duke of Athens is getting ready to wed the Queen of the Amazons—there’s a whole lot going on in the forest just outside Athens! Benjamin Bri...

Find Out What's Involved in Building the Cavalleria rusticana set

Robin Tebbutt discusses Beatrice and Benecit with Berlioz

Joyce DiDonato and Norman Reinhardt discuss HGO's Beatrice and Benedict

Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict

October 30 - November 14, 2008 Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center Purchase Tickets Online at www.HoustonGrandOpera.org Beatrice and Benedict trade insults for sweet nothings, while Claudio and Hero fall in love, out of love, and back in love again. Berlioz's operatic comedy, based on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, opens October 30. Starring Joyce DiDonato and Norman Reinhardt in the title roles.

Mascagni & Leoncavallo: Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci

October 17 - November 1, 2008 Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center Purchase Tickets Online at www.HoustonGrandOpera.org Betrayal, jealousy and revenge—the perfect partners for an evening of irresistible theater. A powerhouse cast takes charge: Brandon Jovanovich makes his HGO debut as Cavalleria’s caddish Turiddù, with Dolora Zajick in her signature role as the spurned Santuzza. In Pagliacci, Vladimir Galouzine returns to HGO as the titular clown—the wronged husband whose jealousy escalates...

Puccini's La bohème

April 11 - May 3 Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center Purchase Tickets Online at www.HoustonGrandOpera.org Love and heartbreak meet on the Left Bank of Paris, as four young bohemians test the boundaries of friendship and art. Ana María Martínez ("a lovely singer [and] a beautiful musician." - Newsday) and Garrett Sorenson ("[who] inhabited Alfredo with an attractive, Italianate sound and promising acting...: - Los Angeles Times), who triumphed in last season's Don Giovanni at HGO, take the ...

Mozart's The Magic Flute

January 25 - February 9, 2008 Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center Purchase Tickets Online at www.HoustonGrandOpera.org Sarastro, a priest of Isis and Osiris, takes Pamina to his temple in order to release her from the influence of her mother, the Queen of the Night. The Queen sends Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter - which he does, but not before he falls in love with Pamina and becomes the disciple of Sarastro. HGO Studio soprano Rebekah Camm and tenor Eric Cutler ("...an exceptionally...

Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio

January 18 - February 2, 2008 Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center www.HoustonGrandOpera.org Two lovely young women are held hostage on the Orient Express and endure both the advances of their captors and an elaborate rescue by their fiancés that goes off the rails. Tamara Wilson and Tucker Foundation Award winner Paul Groves join with Andrea Silvestrelli ("there were wild cheers for Silvestrelli" - Chicago Sun Times) and Houston Grand Opera Studio alumni Heidi Stober ("confidence, panache ...

The Refuge - Houston Grand Opera

Theofanidis/Lax: The Refuge - WORLD PREMIERE! November 10, 2007 at Wortham Theater Center 2 PM - Sold Out 7:30 PM Purchase Tickets Online at www.HoustonGrandOpera.org Don't miss the world premiere of an exciting new work, which tells stories from Houston's African, Central American, Indian, Mexican, Pakistani, Soviet-era Jewish and Vietnamese immigrant communities...Featuring performers from those communities with the Studio Artists, Orchestra, Chorus and Children's Chorus of Houston Grand O...