Experience high-energy opera, presented by HGOco at your school, library or community center in a fully-staged, 45-minute performance. Less than $2 per student! Shows available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Teachers receive a study guide in advance.
To schedule an Opera to Go! performance, download an ORDER FORM from the link in the left sidebar, and email or fax it to us.
1 performance $450 / 2 performances of same opera back-to-back $700
Maximum audience capacity is 300.
Mileage charges for sites 35+ miles outside downtown Houston.
For help with funding, contact Chuck Winkler at the Texas Commission on the Arts (512-936-6575), or visit the TCA Webpage for more information.
FALL TOURS: September 15 - December 17, 2010
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Sept 27 - Oct 1, 2010
Miller Outdoor Theatre
The Magic Flute 11:00AM daily
Free admission
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The Magic Flute
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adaptation: Kade Smith
Available Oct 4 - Dec 17, 2010
For Elementary and Middle Schools
This updated version of The Magic Flute has all the tunes you love, with a modern technological twist. Don’t miss Mozart’s tale of good vs. evil, set inside a video game - complete with magical cell phones, notorious name brands, and an unforgettable Queen of the Byte!
A Way Home - a world premiere
Composer: Ethan Frederick Greene
Librettist: Irene Keliher
Available Sept 15 - Nov 19, 2010
For Middle and High Schools
Gracie and her father travel from Houston to Mexico to scatter her mother's ashes. The spirit of Gracie's mother helps guide them on their epic journey. In English and Spanish.
HGO's 40th world premiere, created in conjunction
with Song of Houston's Mexico 2010.
SPRING TOURS: January 24 - June 3, 2011
The Princess and the Pea
Composer: Mary Carol Warwick
Librettist: Mary Ann Pendion
Available Jan 24 - June 3, 2011
For Elementary and Middle Schools
This comic opera retells the classic Hans Christian Andersen story of a heart-sick Prince searching for love in all the wrong places, his cantankerous mother, and a beautiful Princess, who against all odds finds her way into the hearts of the Kingdom.
Romeo & Juliet
Composer: Charles Gounod
Adaptation: Kade Smith
Available Mar 14 - June 3, 2011
For Middle and High Schools
Can two dreamers from warring families find the courage to love one another? These scenes from Gounod's luscious Shakespearean opera are adapted specifically for high school students with opportunities for student participation.
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