JUST ANNOUNCED: HGO’s 2026-27 season is Written in the Stars ⭐️ We’re going grander than ever before with a spellbinding season featuring six masterworks—performed by the brightest stars from across the planet—as we invite audiences to revel in our luminous artform.

Today, we’re thrilled to share the first-ever recording of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s groundbreaking opera, Breaking the Waves. 🎧 Listen to the album on all streaming platforms: ttps://lnk.to/BreakingtheWaves

AVAILABLE NOW! 💿 The first-ever recording of Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek is out today! We’re honored to bring this groundbreaking work to life and thrilled to share it! 🎧 Listen to Breaking the Waves on all streaming platforms: lnk.to/BreakingtheWaves

A blockbuster season, designed with you in mind. ✨ Subscribe now to secure the best savings for a dazzling season our patrons are already raving about! HGO’s 2026–27 season has something for everyone. Secure your seat: HGO.org.

Curtain up on the ultimate opera romcom! 💌 Rossini’s The Barber of Seville opens tonight, complete with an all-star cast, laugh-out-loud comedy, and tunes you’ll hum for days. Don’t miss this opera-must, onstage through May 10 🎟️ HGO.org/tickets

“...superlative music and singing. Caressed by the maestro, the orchestra, chorus, and soloists transport us into the Empyrean. It’s the music of God, for sure.” –Houston Press A stunning Messiah takes the stage at Houston Grand Opera through May 3. HGO.org/tickets

A moment we will never forget from the 2026 Opera Ball—a performance by superstar soprano Renée Fleming, a longtime friend and collaborator of honoree Patrick Summers. Enjoy a glimpse of Fleming’s performance of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel.

Announcing our new album: Daniel Catán and Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s Florencia en el Amazonas. The full recording, starring soprano Ana María Martínez and conducted by HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers, arrives May 1. Single streaming now: lnk.to/HGOFlorencia

Wicked pleasures. Divine music. Temptation, redemption, and the price of desire take center stage in Gounod’s Faust, arriving in a dazzling, dance-infused production from visionary director David McVicar.

Innocence on trial. Presented in a new staging from soprano-turned-director Patricia Racette, Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah is infused with revival hymns and Appalachian folksong.

✨ “We were inspired to choose our theme for next season because of the luminous stars who will be leading the six extraordinary masterworks we’re planning for our city." – General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor Explore more from this monumental season: shorturl.at/G0Sd3

Introducing our 2026 Concert of Arias winners! 1st place: Scarlett Jones, soprano 2nd place: Misael Corralejo, tenor 3rd place: Lauren Randolph, mezzo-soprano Audience Choice Award: Misael Corralejo, tenor The Ana María Martínez Encouragement Award: Viktoriia Shamanska, soprano

From delicious designs to exquisite performances, @HoustonChron is singing Hansel and Gretel’s praises! Read more: houstonchronicle.com/enterta…

How are we feeling after our GRAMMY win for Intelligence? “Our hearts are full of joy” ♥️🏆 Celebrating our third GRAMMY win, we’re deeply proud to shine a light on this important opera and bring this award home to the city of Houston.

And the GRAMMY goes to Intelligence! We proudly share that HGO won Best Opera Recording for the HGO-commissioned opera Intelligence, created by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer in collaboration with director and choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

✨🕰️ The cuckoo clock strikes—it’s time to raise the curtain on Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel at HGO! Get ready for grand music, dreamy sets, stunning performances, and lots of laughs. 🌲Come along on the journey: HGO.org/tickets

Houston Press praises HGO’s “magnificent premiere” of Kevin Puts’s Silent Night, calling it “the apex of contemporary opera – stirring, emotional, affecting, atmospheric.” Read about this “invigorating orchestral masterpiece”: houstonpress.com/arts/shouti…

Out of an abundance of caution due to severe winter weather conditions, HGO has decided to cancel our Sunday, Jan. 25 performance of Silent Night. Ticketholders will be contacted via email with further instructions. Learn more: HGO.org

Bitter war. Radical peace. Prevailing hope. Tonight, we are so honored lift the curtain on a stunning new production of Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Silent Night! HGO presents Silent Night Jan. 23–Feb. 8: HGO.org/tickets

From epic performances on the main stage to spreading the love of opera far and wide to our community, 2025 was a monumental year! We can’t wait to see what’s in store for the new year. Cheers to 2026! 🎉