Premiering at the Edinburgh Festival in 2019, the production received rave reviews. Breaking the Waves, based on the 1996 Lars von Trier award-winning film of the same name, is a co-production with Opera Ventures, Scottish Opera, and Théâtre national de l’Opéra Comique in association with Adelaide Festival. HGO closes the season with two company premieres, Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Breaking the Waves and the classic musical The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. All four artists make their HGO debuts in the production. Music Director of Opera Philadelphia Corrado Rovaris conducts. In a revival of HGO’s acclaimed 2007 production of Cinderella directed by Joan Font , mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo makes her role debut as Angelina alongside tenor Jack Swanson as Prince Ramiro and baritone Sean Michael Plumb as Dandini. HGO Studio alumnus Ryan McKinny as Amfortas, Kwangchul Youn making his HGO debut as Gurnemanz, and Andrea Silvestrelli as Klingsor complete the Knights of the Grail. He is joined by the incomparable Christine Goerke as Kundry, last seen at HGO in her triumphant performance as the title character in Elektra in 2018. Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers conducts this production by Francisco Negrin. HGO Studio alumni Arturo Chacón-Cruz in the title role, Ana María Martínez as Charlotte, and Joshua Hopkins as Albert reunite for this work that has not been performed at Houston Grand Opera in over 40 years. The production will be conducted by HGO Principal Guest Conductor Eun Sun Kim.įollowing Carmen in the fall is Massenet’s introspective masterpiece Werther. She is joined by tenor Andrea Caré as Don José, bass-baritone Christian Pursell as Escamillo, and Anita Hartig as Micaela, all making their HGO debuts. American mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard makes her HGO and role debut as Carmen in the revival of Rob Ashford’s acclaimed 2014 production of Bizet’s classic. The 66th season opens with audience favorite Carmen.

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) upcoming 2020–21 season will be featuring a repertoire of beloved classics, company premieres, and a much-anticipated world premiere.

The company presents the world premiere, The Snowy Day two HGO premieres, Breaking the Waves and The Sound of Music Werther, for the first time in over 40 years the return of Parsifal and two opera favorites, Carmen and Cinderella

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