Producer
opera
The Puerto Rican soprano returns to Houston Grand Opera in Puccini's beloved masterpiece.
01/26/2015 By Sydney Boyd
classical music
Eliot Fisk and Nicholas Phan will perform songs by British composers from John Dowland to Benjamin Britten.
01/23/2015 By Sydney Boyd
This opera made us want to go "Bah! Humbug!"
12/08/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Best of 2014
From Wagner to Verdi to Humperdinck, it was a very good year indeed.
12/04/2014 By Sydney Boyd
How many did you hear?
12/02/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Classic Mozart opera buffa features fine ensemble singing but lacks brio.
11/04/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Our intrepid critic spent Sunday afternoon at the Rothko Chapel, listening to Morton Feldman's rarely performed masterpiece.
11/03/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Verdi's classic opera brought to thunderous life in a bravura production
10/27/2014 By Sydney Boyd
The Houston Grand Opera produced Verdi's classic last year. Do we really need another production so soon?
09/29/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Classical
Actor Victor Garber helps the orchestra close out its 2013–2014 season in style.
05/26/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Review
With Eschenbach on the podium, the monumental "Symphony of a Thousand" proves the perfect way to end the Houston Symphony's Centennial Season.
05/10/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Opera
Despite strong vocal performances, opera missing Bizet's original fire
04/28/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Soprano Jessica Jones leads a talented ensemble in new production of the bel canto classic.
03/31/2014 By Sydney Boyd
Despite an extraordinary performance by 68-year-old Frederica von Stade, the HGO world premiere opera falls flat.
03/18/2014 By Sydney Boyd
