This exciting camp fills quickly: register early to guarantee a spot! No audition is required unless interested in a principal role. HGO Campers enhance their vocal and dramatic skills by rehearsing and performing a fully staged opera or musical production. We encourage vocalists to also consider taking part in the Houston Grand Opera Art of Opera Camp, to be held June 20 through July 1. Did you know? Students who attended the 2021 Summer Music Festival receive a discount of $25.00! A series of seminars featuring special guests will include vocal health, college insights, career and professional life, and more.Īpplications for the AFA Summer Music Festival are open now!Ĭlick here to learn about tuition assistance, discounts, and other information. Students will learn a new contemporary piece of music to be studied and developed with the VAI Faculty Artists (who are affiliated with Houston Grand Opera) during daily studio voice classes they will also take part in ensemble singing, diction classes, as well as yoga, Alexander Technique and movement, all of which support the development and wellness of the voice. New for the 2022 Summer Music Festival, the AFA Vocal Artist Intensive provides tools, training, and experiences appropriate for vocalists who are focused on developing themselves as young artists in a positive, supportive environment. HGOco, established in 2007, under the leadership of Anthony Freud, sends education and performance programs throughout the Houston era, commissions works that resonate with the community, and has forged partnerships with numerous local organizations, helping define Houston Grand Opera as a vital contributor to the city at large.Presented in Collaboration with Houston Grand Opera The Houston Grand Opera Studio, a pioneering young artist program, was launched in 1977, and has proved a launching pad for singers like Joyce DiDonato, Jamie Barton, Ryan McKinny, and Ana María Martínez.
In the years since, the company has presented 67 world premieres, including such seminal works as A Quiet Place (Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Wadsworth, 1983), Nixon in China (John Adams and Alice Goodman, 1987), Little Women (Mark Adamo, 1998) and Cold Sassy Tree (Carlisle Floyd, 2000). David Gockley took over as general director in 1972, and quickly established HGO as a leading force in the introduction of new American operas. The company started with a two-opera season, but over the next decade built itself up to five productions annually.
It was founded in 1955 by impresario/conductor Walter Herbert (see page 22), in collaboration with a group of Houstonian opera lovers. Houston Grand Opera was 15 years old when it became a founding member of OPERA America. Here’s a look at three of them, then and now. Throughout its 50th anniversary year, OPERA America is saluting its 16 founding member companies.
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