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Best Bets: Forbidden Broadway, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and Latin Wave

Houston Press 24 Apr 2025
For the first time in almost 25 years, Houston Grand Opera will present Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner’s three-act opera about a man looking for redemption – here set in a place resembling New York City’s Gilded Age – at 7 p.m.
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Tannh�user: Wagner's Broken Hero Returns to the Houston Stage Thanks to HGO

Houston Press 22 Apr 2025
And although many call this one of if not the most accessible Wagner opera, it is rarely performed in the United States. This will be the first time Houston Grand Opera mounts a production since the 2001-02 season ... "This a great opera.
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Extreme Sex, Faith, and the Slithering Voice of God: Breaking the Waves at Houston Grand Opera

Houston Press 20 Apr 2025
Bess undulates in the sea currents to Mazzoli’s swirling strings, just like at the beginning of the opera ... There is nothing like this in the opera ... Sunday, May 4 at Houston Grand Opera, Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas.
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Best Bets: Pedal Punk, Meta4, and the Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival

Houston Press 17 Apr 2025
Houston Grand Opera will open the regional premiere of Breaking the Waves, a three-act opera based on Lars von Trier’s film of the same name, about a deeply religious woman named Bess who attempts to ...
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Breaking the Waves: A Wife's Vows to Obey Her Husband in a Dark, Compelling Tale ...

Houston Press 15 Apr 2025
The contemporary opera making its regional premiere at Houston Grand Opera, is the product of composer-and-librettist team Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek ... At the beginning of the opera, Bess and Jan get married.
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Boxing legend George Foreman to be honored at Houston memorial service

The Call 14 Apr 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — ... The service will be hosted by Foreman’s family and the city of Houston at the Wortham Theater Center, a performing arts center that is home to the city’s ballet and opera companies.
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Houston to celebrate life of George Foreman at memorial

Penn Live 14 Apr 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — ... The service will be hosted by Foreman’s family and the city of Houston at the Wortham Theater Center, a performing arts center that is home to the city’s ballet and opera companies.
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George Foreman to be honored at memorial service

Madison 14 Apr 2025
HOUSTON — Family, ... The service will be hosted by Foreman's family and the city of Houston at the Wortham Theater Center, a performing arts center that is home to the city's ballet and opera companies.
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Classical Notes: Next 'juicy, cool' opera planned for Hudson Hall

Times Union 13 Apr 2025
“I love opera,” says Schlather ... He’s also building a strong reputation on the international scene and is currently on the staff of the Frankfurt Opera and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston.
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Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault

Toronto Sun 12 Apr 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband have pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another singer in Houston.Advertisement 2.
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