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| Houston Grand Opera | | | HGO brilliantly conjures the magic and majesty of Handel |
| A delightful Houston Grand Opera production |
| HGO season closes with vocal fireworks |
| HGO's Xerxes delights vocally and visually |
| The Queen of Spades |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Houston Grand Opera's production of Tchaikovsky's 'Queen of Spades' was impressive |
| Galouzine sparks HGO's bold Queen |
| Tosca |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Houston Grand Opera's 'Tosca' lacks charisma but not orchestral oomph |
| Racette an exciting center for HGO's Tosca |
| HGO's Tosca takes no prisoners |
| The Turn of the Screw |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Houston Grand Opera's 'Turn of the Screw' is a tour de force |
| The devil is in the details |
| You'll get Lost in HGO's quirky, spellbinding Turn of the Screw |
| Lohengrin |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Lohengrin conquers Houston |
| Houston Grand Opera's 'Lohengrin' powerful but unsatisfying |
| L'elisir d'amore |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | HGO's Elixir a warming brew |
| HGO season opener a vocal treat |
| Brief Encounter |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | 'Brief Encounter' stages a fling that just isn't that exciting |
| Previn’s sophomore effort is unrequited opera |
| André Previn's 'Brief Encounter' premieres in Houston |
| Rigoletto |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | In the end, it was Albina Shagimuratova’s night to shine |
| Fresh voices triumph in Verdi’s thriller |
| Chorus! |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Chorus! Capitalizes on variety |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Witty set sets stage for Houston's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' |
| Britten’s Dream warms midwinter Houston |
| Billy Budd |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Neil Armfield's direction kept close to the core of the opera |
| Houston Grand Opera's 'Billy Budd' sails straight |
| Last Acts |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | Von Stade is reason enough to show up at Heggie's tailor-made-for-her opera Last Acts |
| Houston Grand Opera's 'Last Acts' out of tune |
| La bohème |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | La Bohème ever young, revived at HGO |
| Die Zauberflöte | |
| Houston Grand Opera | | | Die Zauberflöte tunes up with a young cast |
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail | |
| Houston Grand Opera | | | Abduction is captured in sound and stage |
| La fille du régiment |
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| Houston Grand Opera | | | 'Daughter' update a scream |
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Xerxes opera gets royal treatment at HGO | | When Houston Grand Opera touts its all-star cast for Handel's Xerxes, it ain't just whistlin' Ombra mai fù, the opera's most famous aria. |
HGO's new season stresses favorites, some rarer gems | | Three works in the six-production season are proven audience favorites, among the 20 most-produced operas at North American companies. |
Famed soprano Racette prepares for HGO's Tosca | | “Puccini is my thing,” Patricia Racette says — so enthusiastically that she might be singing the words. “It suits me, vocally and dramatically, more than anything I can think of. I love it.” |
HGO set tor premiere André Previn's Brief Encounter opera | | The music world holds its breath as Houston Grand Opera readies its world premiere of Brief Encounter. |
Houston Grand Opera unveils new season | | Tosca, Xerxes, Turn of Screw slated. |
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18 May 10 / Houston Press
