HGOco

01/26/2022

Congratulations to the cast of Opera to Go!'s The Barber of Seville for a fantastic first performance. The kids had a blast!
To book your school performance of The Barber of Seville, please email [email protected]

The first HGOco Opera-To-Go of the new year is about to start! The Barber of Seville in Texas is kicking open the doors of the 2022 season with their first performance at Our Lady of Fatima School.

For more information on bringing to your community, email [email protected] for more details.

01/18/2022

🎉🎉Rising Juniors and Seniors in High School, applications for the 2022/2023 Bauer Family High School Voice Studio are now open!🎉🎉 Apply today:

https://www.houstongrandopera.org/community-and-learning/learning/bauer-family-high-school-voice-studio/

Houston Grand Opera

01/17/2022

Today we remember a great man who paved the way through hope. May we all continue to dream!

01/12/2022

Going Live on Zoom in 30 Minutes! Join us tonight for the third episode of our interactive web series where we ask you "What If?"

Tonight at 6 p.m., dive in deep with HGO Dramaturg Jeremy Johnson and HGOco as we host an interactive conversation with religious studies specialist David Gitomer and soprano Natalya Romaniw, focusing on Dialogues of the Carmelites. We hope to see you there!

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89479931032?pwd=Sm5KTGlvQU1vS2JxcEdJV2d0NlllQT09

01/12/2022

🤫SNEAK PEEK🤫
HGOco's Opera to Go! cast is hard at work rehearsing The Barber of Seville in Texas. They begin touring into schools and the community January 19!
Email [email protected] for more information on how you can bring The Barber of Seville in Texas to your school!
Houston Grand Opera
Marcus Lonardo Rafael Tacaki Brianna Escobedo

01/11/2022

Congratulations to Michael Anthony Rodriguez for advancing in the Houston District Metropolitan Opera competition!
Michael is currently playing Almaviva in HGOco's touring production of The Barber of Seville in Texas, touring Jan. 19-May 20, 2022!

Houston Grand Opera

Congratulations to our FIVE District Winners -- Tessa Fackelmann, Jordan Hammons, Sarah Neal, Amanda O'Toole, and Michael Rodriguez -- all of whom advance to New Orleans for the Gulf Coast Regional Competition on Sunday, Jan 30. In addition, we had THREE Encouragement Awardees -- Aviana Burkepile, Michelle Girardot, and Jonathan Pierce Rhodes!

Photo credit: Richard Dickson. L->R Sarah Neal, Amanda O'Toole, Tessa Fackelmann, Michael Rodriguez, Jordan Hammons

01/10/2022

Reimagine Opera! Have you ever seen Dialogues of the Carmelites and thought to yourself, "No way would I have done that!" Well join us this Wednesday at 6 PM and tell us what you would've done differently.

Join us Wednesday, January 12th as HGO Dramaturg, Jeremy Johnson hosts an interactive conversation with religious studies specialist, David Gitomer, and Soprano, Natalya Romaniw, who will perform the role of Blanche in HGO’s production of Dialogues of the Carmelites.
We will dive into this story and character choices then we’ll let you take the reigns as we ask What IF?

Come share your story and join us via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89479931032?pwd=Sm5KTGlvQU1vS2JxcEdJV2d0NlllQT09

01/05/2022

Take a break from your busy afternoon to stretch, sing, and do a little yoga with HGOco! Dr. Lisa Vickers walks us through Yoga and Children's songs.
https://youtu.be/eq6M4Aiccw4

Dr. Lisa VickersDMA Vocal Performance/Pedagogy (UH)MM Vocal Performance (UH)BM Vocal Performance (Butler University)500 hr. Registered Yoga Teacher