Transforming Today's World Magazine - JAN 2014 Special Edition Vol 5 Issue 3 | Page 18

The Magic of Opera Graces The Houston Stage
by Freya Pruitt

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ouston Grand Opera is one of the most renowned international
opera companies in America. Hosting major opera stars such as:
Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Jose’ Carres, Leontyne Price,
Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland, Thomas Allen and Stig Anderson,
Houston Grand Opera has gifted its home town of Houston with a
truly “grand” opera company. Known for its extraordinary productions, brilliant
performances and magnificent production team, Houston Grand Opera has taken
its rightlful place in world history along- side The Metropolitan Opera, The Vienna
Staats Oper, La Scala, and The San Francisco Opera Company. HGO has enthralled
audiences for over 60 years and is introducing one of its most innovative programs
for 2014. HGO is led by the brilliant and talented artistic and musical director
Patrick Summers. Under his lead, HGO has become one of the most revered opera
companies in the world! Music is the universal language of the soul and nothing
touches the soul quite like the magic of opera. There is no way to describe the
mystery of a coloratura soprano hitting an “F” above high “C” in Queen of the
Night; or a tenor reaching into the depth of your soul with the heart-wrenching pain
of Pagliacci… or a mezzo soprano wooing your mind into a state of intoxication
with the seductive voice of Carmen! Avid opera goers are n