Singer

Love is a game. Everyone change partners.
Two sisters, two suitors, and a drunken wager about the nature of fidelity – what could possibly go wrong? Mozart’s deliciously risqué romantic comedy is full of sublime arias, sparkling ensembles, and the complications that ensue when young love and flirtation encounter reality.

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Così fan tutte

Overture Center for the Arts

Giuseppe Verdi revised all but nine of his 27 operas after their premieres, and watching him in his repair shop is a masterclass in musical drama.

Macbeth

Montclair State University

New York City Center

A deeply American masterpiece, Susannah, launches HGO’s 2026-27 season, continuing the company’s centenary celebration of opera icon Carlisle Floyd. Set in the hills of Tennessee and inspired by Floyd’s own roots as a minister’s son, the story follows Susannah, a young woman whose life is shattered after she’s seen bathing in a creek by church elders, leading to cruel gossip, judgment, and finally, her harrowing assault. Shared through a genre-blending score infused with revival hymns and Appalachian folksong—and a libretto, also by Floyd, written in colorful regional dialect—the opera will be presented in a new staging from celebrated soprano-turned-director Patricia Racette. Soprano Angel Blue, an international sensation, makes her role debut as Susannah, with leading baritone Rod Gilfry as the Reverend Olin Blitch and rising tenors Bille Bruley and Aaron Blake as Sam and Little Bat. Maestro James Gaffigan conducts.

Susannah

Wortham Theater Center

Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier waltzes into HGO in a stylish production from director Bruno Ravella. The staging transports the 18th-century comedy of manners into the chic world of 1950s Vienna, where the glamorous Marschallin is having an affair with the young Count Octavian—until his heart is captured by Sophie, the innocent fiancée of the blundering Baron Ochs. What follows is a delicious mix of mistaken identities, romantic awakenings, and bittersweet partings, all set to Strauss’s lush, sparkling score, filled with swirling waltzes and opera’s most transcendent final trio. Sublime soprano Tamara Wilson makes her role debut as the Marschallin, with bass Matthew Rose reprising his acclaimed Ochs, and two rising stars in their company debuts, mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as Octavian and soprano Soraya Mafi as Sophie. Conductor Henrik Nánási makes his HGO debut in this sumptuous staging of Strauss’s most beloved opera.

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Martin Luther Clark

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 23 - Nov 8, 2026

Susannah · Houston Grand Opera

Apr 23 - May 7, 2027

Der Rosenkavalier · Houston Grand Opera

Past events

24 - 26 Apr, 2026

Così fan tutte · Madison Opera

19 - 23 Jul, 2025

Macbeth · Teatro Nuovo

Future and recently performed repertoire

Ferrando in Così fan tutte by Mozart

Madison Opera

Macduff in Macbeth by Verdi

Teatro Nuovo

Innkeeper in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss

Houston Grand Opera

Elder Hayes in Susannah by Floyd

Houston Grand Opera

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