Want to Be in the HGOโs Sound of Music? Learn About Auditions Here
Single tickets for all HGO productions are now on sale. It is going to be an amazing six-opera season including The Sound of Music. Learn about auditions and more. Houston Life's Melanie Camp spoke with Conductor Richard Bado at The Wortham Theatre Center.
Celebrating black artists in opera: Meet Katyโs soprano Nicole Heaston
HOUSTON โ Renowned soprano, Nicole Heaston, is one of the most important local voices in opera and a frequent Houston Grand Opera collaborator. โItโs a performance that Houston Grand Opera puts on and Iโm co-hosting with Larry (Lawrence) Brownlee, that has all African American singers, and weโre singing standards, opera. I sang gospel music, I sang spirituals, but once I got into high school, my music teacher said, โYouโre an opera singer and youโre a soprano,โ because Iโve been singing alto. And I said, โBlack people donโt sing opera,โ and she said โYes, they do,โโ remembered Heaston. Giving Voice 2021 is available to stream for free on the Houston Grand Operaโs website, now through Feb. 21.
Free Houston Grand Opera holiday performance: Hereโs how to watch the show
HOUSTON โ Houstonians will finally be able to celebrate the holiday season with the Houston Grand Opera. HGO will debut โHGO Studio Holiday Celebration,โ a virtual performance with 11 HGO performers on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m., according to a release. Six of the HGO performers are first-year artists and five are returning artists, the release said. The release also said HGO performers will sing various traditional Christmas carols and contemporary favorites for the audience to enjoy. Audiences can stream the recital for free on the Houston Grand Opera website or Marquee.TV on their smart devices, TV, or computer.