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Houston Grand Opera’s Giving Voice concert last January was a triumphant celebration of Black voices in opera. Now Houstonians can give a standing ovation—albeit from their living rooms—for its sequel, which is available to stream through February 21. This year’s concert features several of the most renowned African American opera singers in the country, including tenor Larry Brownlee and soprano Nicole Heaston as co-hosts and performers. Joining them are baritone Donnie Ray Albert, tenor Frederick Ballentine, mezzo-soprano and HGO Studio alumna Zoie Reams, and soprano...

1 pm ET: Wiener Staatsoper presents Giselle. Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov, choreography: Elena Tschernischova after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa. With Nina Poláková, Masayu Kimoto, Rebecca Horner, Andrey Kaydanovskiy, Alice Firenze, Leonardo Basílio, and Soloists and Corps de ballet des Wiener Staatsballetts. Production from September 2017. Register for free and view here. 2:30 pm ET: Philharmonie de Paris presents Casadesus conducts Debussy, Ravel, Schumann & Beethoven. Jean-Claude Casadesus conducts the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris in a Franco-German program of De...

Classical music 2020: Blockbuster dreams, dashed hopes Chris Gray, Correspondent FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The digital world premiere of Apollo Chamber Players' "In the Shadow of the Mountain'Courtesy Apollo Chamber PlayersShow MoreShow Less 2of3 One of the sites along the Buffalo Bayou where music from ROCO can be heard.Courtesy ROCOShow MoreShow Less 3of3 A small, masked and socially distanced audience watches the Houston Symphony perform at Jones Hall on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Houston.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less In September, Houston...

According to an HGO press release: "A search committee will be organized to pursue the recruitment of a General Director, a single leader of the Company. Patrick Summers will remain with HGO as Artistic and Music Director, ultimately reporting to the General Director." Like all performing arts companies in Houston, HGO has been suffered significant financial loss with its inability to present live performances to full houses. It has been offering HGO Digital programs to keep a connection to its audience. “Houston Grand Opera is an extraordinary and special company and it has been a huge pr...

The Making of the Snowy Day The new documentary showcases the heart and soul of Ezra Jack Keats’s classic story as well as the challenge of bringing it to the operatic stage. By Rebekah Kibodeaux 12/9/2020 at 3:48pm Though snow days in Houston are few and far between, the magic of a front yard or a beloved park blanketed in white frost is not lost on us in the least. Memories of past snowfalls sweep through our minds with every temperature drop, and as we activate our heaters and open our windows, it’s tough to keep the winter wishes at bay.