Each year, after an exhaustive international search, a select group of young singers arrive in Houston with the hope of joining the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio. The final stage of this competition is presented live, for you, in an evening of...
he Big Swim, commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in partnership with Asia Society Texas, is a contemporary fable that fuses diverse influences into a single, compelling whole. Composer Meilina Tsui and librettist Melisa Tien have crafted a witty, heartwarming one-act...
“Can’t We All Just Get Along?” Synopsis A Fatherless, angry young man turns to a life of gangs and drugs – will his mother, a former addict, give the greatest sacrifice of all to save her son? The story centers around DeVonte’ DeWayne Harris, an animated young man...
STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL. Cameron Mackintosh presents the acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award®-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables. This brilliant staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed...
Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award winning performances both on Broadway and on the screen. She is perhaps best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the musical phenomenon HAMILTON, which has become a cultural...
Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Music: Franz Liszt arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery OBE The psychological thriller of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling comes to the Wortham Theater stage for the first time after its Houston Ballet debut in 2017 as part...
The story has been a favorite for generations, but make no mistake, this is not your childhood Cinderella. More tomboy than princess, Stanton Welch’s title character is a striking woman of substance, determination and spunk. She’s in control, fighting the oppression...
THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll....
INSTRUCTOR: Joyce Boatright TIME: Sunday, January 14, 3:00–6:00 p.m.. CST PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, January 8. After Monday, January 8: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a...
Houston’s holiday tradition continues with the magic and wonder of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker. Following the annual Stahlbaum Christmas party, journey through the glittering Land of Snow to the bright and joyful Kingdom of Sweets with Clara, Drosselmeyer and the...
The intense, vibrant Elias Quartet returns to the DACAMERA stage for one night only following their historic Beethoven string quartet cycle in 2022 – and this time they’re joined by a friend. Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg joins the quartet for Brahms’ majestic...
Purcell: Chaconne in G Minor for String Quartet (arr. Britten) Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108 Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” A DACAMERA audience...
Li Harris?s durational performance takes the form of a research and meditation lab for the restoration and liberation of Black and indigenous beings. Presented in a large black box theater, the project will include an installation and elements of live performance in...
Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists on the scene today. Following DACAMERA appearances with his Still Dreaming Quartet and 3×3 Trio, Redman returns with his latest project, a quintet featuring vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa. Where...
We will be having a gathering to read the poems of Houston poet Lorenzo Thomas out loud communally from 10am – 12pm. We will also talk and write together. We will meet at Allen’s Landing Park at 1005 Commerce St, Houston, TX 77002 by the bayou. Coffee and...
Opening Night | Awakenings Mozart, Mendelssohn and Nicky SohnWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance” (1785) Nicky Sohn (b. 1992) New Work for piano and string quartet (2023) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Quartet in E-flat Major, Op....
On September 22-23, the Houston Symphony welcomes legendary baritone singer Norm Lewis to the Jones Hall stage to perform hit songs spanning his Broadway career. Following his Broadway debut in 1993, the two-time Grammy nominee has since landed prominent roles in...
On September 22-23, the Houston Symphony welcomes legendary baritone singer Norm Lewis to the Jones Hall stage to perform hit songs spanning his Broadway career. Following his Broadway debut in 1993, the two-time Grammy nominee has since landed prominent roles in...
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain has stumbled upon international and critical acclaim as hilarious and highly entertaining pluckers. Born of a rejection of convention and a penchant for reinterpretation, their catalogue is a menagerie of rock, pop, jazz, blues,...
