Houston Grand Opera General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor believes opera should go where the people are. And in this year's continuation of HGO's Giving Voice series that once again will be Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in a program that includes Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano and HGO honoree Marietta Simpson. Other artists...
Houston Grand Opera General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor believes opera should go where the people are. And in this year's continuation of HGO'sseries that once again will be Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in a program that includes Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano and HGO honoree Marietta Simpson.
Giving Voices is the brainchild of American tenor Lawrence Brownlee who wanted a way to showcase the talents of Black artists in opera. This year the program, taking place on International Women's Day, will also honor the contributions of Black women in opera and the community. The showcase will be hosted by ABC 13 journalist and WABC congregant Melanie Lawson.
"HGO is evolving our relationship with space. Because the theater itself isn't linked to the mission. Our mission is to create experiences for Houstonians interacting with classically trained human voices. That doesn't necessarily happen only in one place anymore. It happens online, It happens in stadiums. It happens in community centers. As a result last season HGO performed in 42 venues .
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