The Civil War is raging, and the country is burning. Men are slaughtering each other on the battlefield, but it is two women who possess the deadliest weapon of all: Intelligence, made more powerful ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Grand Opera is celebrating after learning they've received two 2026 Grammy nominations. HGO's "Intelligence" is nominated for Best Opera Recording. It was recorded at the Wortham ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This week, the Houston Grand Opera embarks on a rare landmark in the performing arts industry with a world premiere of a new American opera commissioned by the company.

Months before Houston Grand Opera’s world premiere of “Intelligence" on Oct. 20, a rehearsal is underway deep in the fourth-floor maze of the Wortham Theater Center. Director and choreographer Jawole ...

HOUSTON — Wednesday is World Opera Day and the Houston Grand Opera is performing the world premiere of a true, but little-known story about two unlikely allies during the Civil War. A woman from a ...

Based upon historical facts pertaining to the underground Civil War spy network of Mary Jane Bowser and Elizabeth Van Lew This opera was commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera. Virginia Opera ...

Dancers from Urban Bush Women will perform in Intelligence at Houston Grand opera. Credit: Photo by Michael Bishop Intelligence, about to make its debut at Houston Grand Opera, bases its libretto on ...

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 5:57 p.m. A UCLA alumnus is bringing lesser-known stories to the opera stage, and the Grammys are noticing. Jake Heggie, an American composer and UCLA alumnus, had his ...

"People told me not to do 'Intelligence' for opening night," said Khori Dastoor, Houston Grand Opera CEO and general director. She didn't listen, and HGO's 2023-24 season opener and celebration dinner ...

There are some operas that knock your socks off: Verdi’s Otello, Strauss’ Salome, Puccini’s Tosca, Wagner’s Die Walküre, Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Berg’s Bluebeard’s Castle, Adams’ Nixon ...