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Stories from Houston's African, Central American, Indian, Mexican, Pakistani, Soviet-era Jewish and Vietnamese immigrant communities... Featuring performers from those communities with Studio Artists, Orchestra, Chorus and Children's Chorus of HGO, conducted by Patrick Summers.
Children aged 5 years and older who are capable of sitting quietly through up to three hours of performance are welcome at HGO performances when accompanied by an adult. Should a child become restless, our ushers will direct adult and child to an area where they may watch the performance together on closed-circuit television until the child is able to be calm and quiet. Adult and child will be welcome to resume their seats at the next intermission.
Out of consideration for other patrons and for the performers:
There is no late seating at HGO performances. Patrons who are noisy or disruptive may be asked to leave the performance by ushers or by a member of the Opera staff.
Use of cameras, recording devices, cellular telephones, pagers, beeping watches and recording devices are forbidden inside the hall. Cameras and recording devices may be confiscated.
Complimentary cough suppressants are available at Houston Grand Opera performances. Visit the HGO Guild Boutique or the Customer Care booth in the Grand Foyer.
Food and beverages are allowed in the lobby area only. Bottled water may be taken into the theater.
Smoking is prohibited in the Wortham Theater Center.
For your safety inside the auditorium, we request that you remain seated until the house lights are turned on.
Pre-Curtain Lectures - Held 45 minutes before each performance on the orchestra level of the theater. These 20-minute presentations are free and open to all ticket holders. During the 2007-08 Season, pre-curtain lectures will be given by HGO Dramaturg Colin Ure and Ann Thompson.
Refunds, Exchanges and Fees
Houston Grand Opera tickets are non-refundable. Full-season and Opera-To-order subscribers may exchange their tickets for a different performance of the same opera, subject to availability.
Exchanges can be made by phone or online until 24 hours before the performance begins; for exchanges within 24 hours of curtain time, please visit the box office in person.
Please note: Mini-series and non-subscription single tickets are not exchangeable. No exchanges are permitted after the performance has begun.
How to Exchange
In Person: at the HGO Box Office, located in the Wortham Theater Center at 550 Prairie Street. The Box office reopens for the season on August 27. Hours are Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. If there is a performance on a Saturday, the Box Office will be open from 12 noon until 5 p.m. Hours are subject to change.
By Phone: Call Houston Grand Opera’s Customer Care Center at 713-228-OPERA (6737) during regular office hours and one of our representatives will assist you with your exchange.
When exchanging tickets online or by phone, you will be asked for your HGO Account Number, which is printed on your tickets and above your name on most Houston Grand Opera mailings. You may also be asked to provide your credit card number and expiration date along with your name, address, and a telephone number where you can be reached during business hours.
Exchanged tickets are mailed within 24 hours of processing, unless your new performance is within seven business days of the exchange. In that case, tickets will be held at the Will Call window at the Box Office under the subscriber's last name. They can be picked up beginning one hour and thirty minutes before the performance.
Ticket Donations
If you are unable to exchange your ticket for another performance of the same opera, we encourage you to donate your tickets back to the Opera to be resold; donated tickets are tax-deductible, and you will be provided with a receipt for tax purposes. Ticket donations may be made by calling HGO’s Customer Care Center, by e-mail, fax, mail, or in person at the Houston Grand Opera Box Office. The paper tickets do not need to be returned in order to donate them, but the donation must be made before the performance begins so that the Box Office has an opportunity to sell the tickets.
Lost or Misplaced Tickets
There is no charge for replacing lost tickets. More than 24 hours prior to the performance: Call the Customer Care Center at 713-228-OPERA (6737) to request your replacement tickets. They will be reprinted and held at the "Will Call" window for your performance.
Within 24 hours of the performance: Go to the Box Office Manager's window at the Box Office. The Box Office Manager will access your account and reprint your tickets free of charge.
Patrons with Disabilities
The Wortham Theater Center features easy wheelchair access to both theaters with a choice of seating locations and ticket prices.
An infrared listening system, generously underwritten by Shell Lubricants, is available and free of charge at all performances. Please call the Customer Care Center at 713-228-OPERA (6737) for full details.
Descriptive services for persons with vision loss are available with 48-hour advance reservations. Please call Houston Grand Opera's Education and Outreach Department at 713-546-0230.
Food and Beverage Services
To pre-order food and beverages at the Grand Foyer café prior to the performance, call Aramark at 713-250-3650. Pre-order beverages for intermission at any of the lobby bars when you arrive at the theater. When your return at intermission, your beverages will be waiting for you.
Full-season subscribers in the Founders Boxes, Premium Orchestra and Loge Boxes may dine in the Founders Salon. Reservations are required, and meals must be ordered in advance. To take advantage of this subscriber-only benefit, call Acute Catering at 713-528-1133.
Since its inception in 1955, Houston Grand Opera has swiftly grown from a small regional organization into an internationally renowned opera company. The company has a reputation for commissioning and producing new works, including 36 world premieres and six American premieres since 1973. In addition to producing and performing world-class opera, HGO contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse, innovative and balanced program of performances, events, community and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. HGO has toured extensively, including trips to Europe and Asia, and it is the only opera company to have won a Tony, two Grammy awards, and two Emmy awards. HGO’s performances are broadcast nationally and internationally over National Public Radio’s World of Opera, the WFMT Radio Network, New York City’s WQXR, the European Broadcasting Union, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Houston Grand Opera is recognized nationally and internationally for world-beating artistic excellence and innovation. HGO enjoys dynamic, proactive and deepening relationships with the stakeholders, constituencies and communities which it serves. Our company exists to contribute to the cultural enrichment of the city of Houston and the nation by producing and performing world-class opera and creating a diverse, innovative and balanced program of performances, events, community and education projects which reaches the widest possible public. Click here to download our full Mission and Vision Statement.
Interested parties may access HGO's IRS Form 990 here.
Opportunities for employment at Houston Grand Opera are posted here regularly. Click on the links below to download job descriptions for current employment opportunities. For any positions posted, please direct inquires and forward a cover letter and resume to: Human Resources, Houston Grand Opera, 510 Preston Street, Suite 540, Houston, TX 77002. Fax. (713) 225-2574; email to hr@houstongrandopera.org. Houston Grand Opera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates for employment are considered without regard to race, color, sex creed, religion, national origin, sexual preference, age, non-job-related disability, or marital status.
Manager of Individual Giving (posted 05/06/08)
Internship Program
Houston Grand Opera’s goal is to develop a well rounded internship program to encourage individuals to learn the standards and experience the demands of Technical Theatre and Arts Administration.
Houston Grand Opera is committed to providing the necessary time and training through in-depth, “hands-on” experience to aid the development from promising student to practicing professional. Students are made a valuable member of the department in which they are assigned and given lifelong resources from which to grow.
Application Procedure
In order to properly place interns with their desired department, each candidate must submit:
1. A current resume with references.
2. A cover letter that describes what you hope to achieve from your internship, as well as, specifying any relevant work and/or volunteer experience that may have prepared you for work with Houston Grand Opera.
3. A completed application form.
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ANNOUNCES CHORUS AUDITIONS FOR 2008 – 2009 SEASON
The Houston Grand Opera Association announces chorus auditions for its 2008-2009 season. Auditions will be held at the Wortham Theater Center, 510 Preston on:
Wednesday, May 7 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Thursday, May 8 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Saturday, May 10 12:00 – 9:00 pm
Sunday, May 11 1:00 – 9:00 pm
The Houston Grand Opera Chorus is a professional group of diverse men and women of all professions and backgrounds. Choristers rehearse weekday evenings and weekends for each repertory period. In the 2008-2009 season, a new chorister could earn $2000.00 per production.
The 2008-2009 season productions in which the chorus will participate are:
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci - Mascagni & Leoncavallo
Beatrice and Benedict - Berlioz
CHORUS! - Various Composers
Rigoletto - Verdi – Men Only
Auditions should include two arias of contrasting style, tempo, in original language, and by memory. Operatic repertoire is preferred, but standard oratorio selections will be accepted. Sight reading may be requested. The HGO will provide an accompanist, but singers are required to bring their own music.
Houston Grand Opera's Nexus Initiative Brings New Audience to La bohème May 3
Like most of Houston Grand Opera’s performances of La bohème, the May 3, 2008 matinée performance is very nearly sold out. Unlike the audience at other performances, the May 3rd matinée audience is made up of people who have three things in common: most of them have never been to the opera before, or have attended only occasionally, they are all coming to the performance thanks to Houston Grand Opera's Nexus Initiative, and they all paid $10.00 for their tickets. Download Press Release.
(4/30/08)
Houston Grand Opera Studio Baritone Wins Award
HGO Studio artist Liam Bonner was named as a finalist and given title of Laureate in the First International Pavel Lisitsian Baritone Competition in Moscow. Download Press Release.
(4/22/2008)
Houston Grand Opera Presents Britten's Billy Budd
HGO continues its 53rd season with Billy Budd, the first opera in a multi-year series focusing on the works of Britten, on April 25, 2008. Download Press Release.
(3/14/2008)
Houston Grand Opera Presents Puccini's La bohème
HGO continues its 2007-2008 season with Puccini's romantic masterpiece La bohème at the Wortham Theater Center, opening April 11, 2008. Download Press Release.
(3/14/2008)
Houston Grand Opera Hosts NPR's From the Top
First time radio show has appeared in Houston. Young musicians from the Houston area to perform. Download Press Release.
(3/14/2008)
Houston Grand Opera Announces 2008/2009 Season
Houston Grand Opera General Director and CEO Anthony Freud, OBE, today announced details of the company’s 2008–09 season, which runs from October 17, 2008, to May 9, 2009, with thirty-four performances of six operas. Download Press Release.
Documents may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Mail: Houston Grand Opera
510 Preston St.
Houston, TX 77002
ATTN: Human Resources
Email: hr@houstongrandopera.org
Reference: Internship
Fax: Attn: Human Resources
713.225.2574 |
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