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HGOco@hgo.org
713.546.0230

Student Matinees and High School Night are supported in part through the Student Performance Series, by a grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and through the Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund in memory of Rubalee Hankamer Ball.

Student Matinee performances are part of The Nexus Initiative, which is supported in part by generous contributions from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Chevron and KPMG LLP.

2010 Student Performances

The ultimate field trip!  Join us for one of our student only performances of Madame Butterfly.  Come experience the magic of opera at the Wortham Theater Center.


Madame Butterfly
At her wedding to Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton the Geisha, Cio-Cio-San promises to be his for life; just three years alter, abandoned and on the verge of poverty she and her young son wait with fierce hope for his return.
Sung in Italian with English Surtitles


Teachers will receive a study guide to help them prepare their students for the opera.  We can give additoinal help by providing a free presentaton on Madame Butterfly by one of our HGO guild docents.

For grades 4-8:
A dramatic, two-hour version of Madame Butterfly, adapted for young students.  All tickets are $10.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 10:00 AM
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 10:00 AM

For grades 9-12:
A full-length weeknight performance of Madame Butterfly, one of the most famous operas of all time.  Tickets range from $12.25 - $27.25.

Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:00 PM

Tickets on sale at www.HGOco.org beginning September 10, 2010 at 9:00 AM.  No refunds or exchanges once reservations have been made.  Reservations must be paid for in full 2 weeks prior to the performance date.

 

See all the fun from our 2009 High School Night and Student Matinee performances of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love by visiting the HGOco BLOG