JUST ANNOUNCED: HGO’s 2026-27 season is Written in the Stars ⭐️
We’re going grander than ever before with a spellbinding season featuring six masterworks—performed by the brightest stars from across the planet—as we invite audiences to revel in our luminous artform.
✨ SUSANNAH | Oct. 23–Nov. 8, 2026
✨ FAUST | Oct. 30–Nov. 15, 2026
✨ AIDA | Jan. 22–Feb. 7, 2027
✨ THE MAGIC FLUTE | Jan. 29–Feb. 14, 2027
✨ DER ROSENKAVALIER | April 23–May 7, 2027
✨ SHOW BOAT | April 30–May 16, 2027
Full season subscriptions are available NOW, starting at just $100 for all 6 operas! We’ll see you at the theater, all lit up with stars. ⭐️
Last Friday was a night to remember! Our second Noche de Ópera brought the energy from the moment the doors opened. Music filled the Grand Foyer, audiences experienced The Barber of Seville with both Spanish and English supertitles, and community partners helped turn the evening into a vibrant celebration of Houston’s Hispanic and Latin cultures.
The curtain has closed on a luminous 2025-26 season ✨ Look back at one of the biggest and grandest years in HGO history.
📆 43 performances at the Wortham Theater
🌏 25 countries represented by ticket buyers from across the world
🎭 7 operas, including our 1st Butler Studio production in 25 years!🐭
🐕 3 dogs onstage
💿 2 albums released on HGO’s label
🎼 1 unforgettable season of memories!
This summer, the opera stage comes to you 🎶☀️ HGO’s calendar full of free summer programs has been released!
✨ Meet an Opera Singer! (all ages): Get up close with a professional artist, ask questions, and experience the power of operatic voices.
📚 Storybook Opera (Pre-K–2): Hear beloved children’s stories brought to life through song.
Join us at community spaces across Houston—including Harris County Public Library branches, Levy Park, and The Woodlands Children’s Museum.
Visit the link in our bio to plan your family’s opera adventures!
A special thank-you to Shell USA for supporting HGO’s summer programming! @shellenergy_usa
Episode 2 of The HGO Green Room is streaming now! Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade—known affectionately as ”Flicka”—is an operatic icon, an HGO legend, and our next guest to take a seat beside Maestro Patrick Summers on the latest episode of our podcast.
Here is a sneak peek with a cherished memory from one of her most pivotal roles—Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier—an opera that returns to the HGO stage next season!
Stream the full episode on Spotify and YouTube, available now! 🎧 Link in bio.
💸 POV: You’re the crew who makes it rain with Rossini cash in The Barber of Seville!
Just ONE chance left to experience this magical moment for yourself! Secure your seat for Sunday’s matinee. 🎟️ Link in bio for tickets!
Nothing beats the vibe on High School Night! 🤩
We welcomed over 1,600 guests from 33 schools to an unforgettable performance of The Barber of Seville, complete with some improv for our Gen A fam… 6️⃣7️⃣ 🩰☕️
We’re grateful for the 40 volunteers who helped the event run smoothly. A big thank-you to Shell USA for supporting High School Night at HGO! @shellenergy_USA
A grand finale to remember! 🎼 Maestro Patrick Summers took his final bow as Artistic and Music Director after Sunday’s performance of Messiah, surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd of colleagues, artists, and audience members.
“Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green boasted a dark, voluminous voice tailor-made for the walloping crescendos of ‘La calunnia,’ Basilio’s tribute to scheming and slander. When the aria invoked cannon shots, Green had the goods to drive home the point.” –Texas Classical Review
Get swept away in Ryan Speedo Green’s performance of “La calunnia e un venticello” from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. Don’t miss your chance to hear it live at HGO—just three performances left!
We hear it at every performance: “I know that music from Looney Tunes!” 💈🐰 Experience the larger-than-life opera that Houstonia Magazine calls “a fun, engaging, and thoughtful presentation that makes for a familiar entry point to opera as a whole.”
Gather the family for an unforgettable trip to The Barber of Seville! Just three performances left, closing on May 10! 🎟️ Get your tickets at the link in our bio.
Check this off your opera bucket list! ✅ Tenor Jack Swanson performs Rossini’s notoriously challenging aria “Cessa di più resistere”—so challenging that it’s often cut from the score—and he’s bringing this rare opportunity to Houston!
Get a sneak peek and don’t miss your chance to hear this expressive and colorful finale live with just 3 performances remaining, through May 10. Tap the link in bio for tickets!
