Yet behind the curtain and racks of costumes, the Houston Grand Opera Chorus finally had “dressing rooms” where the singers could don the production’s lavish hoopskirts and tailcoats. “Oh, they finally did it! This is new! It wasn’t there last night.”įolding tables decked out with small makeup mirrors wouldn’t usually cause such excitement. Photo: HGOĪ few steps from the platform where her production of Verdi’s La Traviata will unfold, stage director Arin Arbus peeked behind a curtain and cried out. HGO will post updates to its plans for the rest of the season online at hgo.org/resiliencetheater.Houston Grand Opera rehearses for its production of Handel’s “Julius Caesar” at the “Resilience Theater” of the George R. Those with questions can call HGO’s customer-care department at 71. 6 about their seat locations in the new setup. The company’s box office will contact them beginning Oct.
People who already have tickets to the their productions need take no action, HGO said. We are thrilled to be able to provide inspiration and healing through great opera in the heart of downtown Houston.” The quality that audiences have come to expect from HGO will not change. “We are fortunate to have the freedom in this new venue to customize the space to fit our unique needs and to maintain the artistic integrity of the productions. Brown,” HGO artistic director Patrick Summers said in a statement. “Our artists and creative teams are excited to take advantage of the extraordinary possibilities at the George R. 30 with the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek’s The House Without a Christmas Tree. Handel’s Julius Caesar will overlap with Traviata beginning Oct.
The company will inaugurate the Resilience Theater Oct. HGO learned last week that its home, the Wortham Theater Center, will be closed until at least May for repairs of hurricane damage. … I think our audiences will be amazed at the kind of direct and immersive theatrical experience we can create for them.” “This will be a jewel of a performance space, with tremendous versatility. “We will use the space to defy normal operatic convention to present what I call ‘unconventional opera,’” HGO managing director Perryn Leech said in a statement. Every spot will be within 100 feet of the stage. HGO announced Monday that it will turn one of the downtown center’s exhibit halls into a space for “unconventional opera.” Dubbed the HGO Resilience Theatre, the venue will have about 1,700 seats in a combination of floor and stadium seating. Brown Convention Center took in hundreds of people whose homes were clobbered by Hurricane Harvey, and it will soon now become a temporary home for Houston Grand Opera.
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