Patrick Summers

Houston Grand Opera Announces Triumphant Return to Live Performances at the Wortham Theater Center for the 2021-22 Season

After an all-virtual 2020-21 season through HGO Digital, the company will present six highly anticipated productions live at The Wortham Theater Center  The upcoming season presents the HGO revival of the beloved Carmen, the exciting world premiere of The Snowy Day, a reimagined The Magic Flute, the gripping drama Dialogues of the Carmelites, and new productions of Turandot and Romeo and Juliet  Following its successful inaugural season, HGO Digital returns for 2021-22 to complement the company’s mainstage season Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present its 2021-22 […]

Houston Grand Opera Presents Hansel and Gretel on HGO Digital

Enchanting opera classic to be released this May On Friday, May 28, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will release Hansel and Gretel on HGO Digital. HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers calls Engelbert Humperdinck’s darkly enchanting classic, based on the fairy tale, one of the greatest and most beautiful operas ever written. This new version created for HGO’s digital studio—conducted by Maestro Summers and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz—will allow audiences to experience the work as never before, with live performances […]