As orchestras increasingly program film soundtracks and music by contemporary composers, the excerpts used in auditions are changing, too.
Category: Houston Grand Opera
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To Get an Orchestra Job, Study ‘Jaws’ as Much as Mahler
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The New York Times – Music:Verdi’s Requiem out of Cleveland, Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves” out of Houston and a fresh approach to art song are among our selections.
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The American James Gaffigan Comes Home to Lead the Houston Grand Opera
After more than a decade in Europe, James Gaffigan is returning to the United States to take over one of the nation’s highest-profile opera houses.
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At Houston Grand Opera, ‘This Is a Good Time’
Driven by creative leadership and generous donors, the company, long a beacon of innovation, is bucking trends in the field.
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Patrick Summers, Veteran Opera Conductor, to Step Down in Houston
Summers, who has helped introduce new operas into the American canon, will leave his role at Houston Grand Opera in 2026.
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In an Opera About Civil War Spies, Dancers Help Drive the Drama
Houston Grand Opera, known for innovation, unveils Jake Heggie’s “Intelligence,” directed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and featuring Urban Bush Women.
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Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American’ Opera ‘Treemonisha’ Found Its Moment?
“Treemonisha” — brilliant, flawed and unfinished — is ripe for creative reimagining at a time when opera houses are looking to diversify the canon.