Performing Arts

Concert of Arias Helps Break the Glass Ceiling for Tomorrow’s Opera Stars

Houston Grand Opera’s yearly competition is helping to usher in a new generation of diverse talent.

01/19/2022 By Holly Beretto

NEWS

Very Artsy News: Comedy, Dance, Christmas, and more

A weekly brief on what’s happening in Houston’s arts and culture scene.

12/21/2021 By Amarie Gipson

Winter Wonderland

Opera Based on Children's Book Makes Its World Premiere

The Snowy Day has become the first show by a Black composer and librettist team for Houston Grand Opera.

12/13/2021 By Holly Beretto

History Test

REVIEW: Camp David Tries to Make Peace With the Past to Mixed Results

Even with a stellar cast, the Alley's production falls into the traps of reexamining history.

02/21/2020 By Doni Wilson

Tv Doctor

Review: Quackery Abounds at the Alley

Eliza Clark's dramedy interrogates the contemporary media from all sides.

02/15/2019 By Doni Wilson

Leedle Leedle Leedle Lee

Review: The Flying Dutchman Returns to the Wortham with 'Transcendent Purity'

HGO artists triumph amid an updated staging of the fan-friendly Wagner classic.

10/22/2018 By Sydney Boyd

Opera

Review: The Abduction from the Seraglio Seals an Excellent Season at Houston Grand Opera

Mozart's classic work concludes the season on a high—and hilarious—note.

05/01/2017 By Sydney Boyd

Opera

Review: Houston Grand Opera's Götterdämmerung is a Masterful Tour de Force

HGO concludes the fourth and final installment of the Der Ring des Nibelungen series with epic performances.

04/24/2017 By Sydney Boyd

Jan 27–29

The Hottest Events in Town This Weekend

Buffalo Bayou Brew hosts a hoppin' birthday bash, Reba McEntire croons country gold in Sugar Land and other can't-miss happenings around town.

01/27/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis