The ultimate in cautionary tales, Faust is the sinister story of Doctor Faust, an aged academic for whom books and science have not provided the answers he seeks. When he realises love and life have passed him by, his thoughts turn to self-murder, only to be saved by the most unlikely associate. Returning to Brown Theater for the 2026/27 season, this production from Sir David McVicar updates the action to Paris in the Belle Epoque and stars Matthew Polenzani and Pretty Yende in her HGO debut as Marguerite.

A timeless classic for the ages, The Magic Flute is always a fantastic way to experience the joy of opera for both beginners and seasoned pros. In this new production, directed and choreographed by Renaud Doucet and designed by Andre Barbe, the action moves to a 19th-century hotel and includes wonderful flights of fancy, puppetry, and more to bring Mozart's beloved opera to life for a contemporary audience!

Carlisle Floyd's neo-romance Susannah blends folk tale, hymns and melodies to create the spirit of an all-American, Appalachian tale. Presented by Houston Grand Opera as part of their commemoration of 100 years since Floyd's birth, this new production from director Patricia Racette stars world famous soprano Angel Blue in the lead role of Susannah, Rod Gilfry stepping into the role of Olin, and conductor James Gaffigan leading the music.

Fall down the rabbit hole with Houston Ballet in this brand new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic of children's literature, updated for the dystopia of the modern age by choreographer Stanton Welch AM and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of rock band Nine Inch Nails! In Where's Alice?, Alice falls from a Black Mirror-esque world of screens, 'likes' and doomscrolling oblivion into a fantastical land inspired by Carroll's original wonderland, with a cast of bizarre characters and strange creatures!

The sun-drenched setting of Venice comes alive in Houston with The Gondoliers, one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most joyful and dance-infused comic operas. Using the Venetian setting to deliver a biting but lighthearted satire on class and romance, The Gondoliers was W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's twelfth comic opera together, premiering at London's Savoy Theatre in December 1889. The Gilbert & Sullivan society of Houston revive the classic this summer - don't miss it!

Coming to the HGO in a stellar production from director Bruno Ravella! Disguises, duels, and duets are the order of the day in Richard Strauss' magnificently extravagant Der Rosenkavalier, or the Rose-bearer, being the name of an engagement tradition in mid-eighteenth-century Vienna. The task is simple: elect someone to deliver to your beloved a silver rose as proof of your love and reap the reward in matrimony. But woe-betide you if you choose the wrong man, especially if he is younger, more handsome, and altogether a lot more desirable than you...