Company presents Shakespearean comedy for the first time in two decades Reginald Smith, Jr. stars; Patrick Summers, celebrating his 25th year at HGO, conducts WHAT: On October 27, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open Falstaff, Verdi’s popular comedic masterpiece. Baritone Reginald Smith, Jr. stars as the drunken, vain, endearing Sir John Falstaff, in a story based on Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor and King Henry IV—Parts 1 and 2. HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers, who has led the company to […]