Tannhäuser & more at Houston Grand Opera in 2025!

Our friends at are planning back-to-back performances of Wagner's and Missy Mazzoli's  on  Saturday evening, May 3 and Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2025.  HGO is  offering Wagner Society members the opportunity to buy tickets and  reserve hotel rooms at reduced prices until .  You will have the opportunity to meet members of other Wagner  Societies  at special events such as a backstage look at both operas on  Saturday, May 3, andHouston Grand OperaMonday, September 30 others yet to be announced.Tannhäuser Breaking the Waves

Houston audiences will be the first to see the highly anticipated new staging of  by  WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello.  The powerhouse cast includes  tenor in his role debut as Tannhäuser, soprano Tamara  Wilson as Elisabeth, mezzo-soprano as Venus, Baritone Luke  Sutliff as Wolfram von Eschenbach, and bass Alexandros Stavarkis in his  company debut as Landgraf Hermann.  Erik Nielsen,  music director of the  Bilbao Symphony Orchestra makes his company debut at the podium. Read more about the production .TannhäuserRussell ThomasSasha Cookehere

New Zealander Sara Brodie will conduct the Houston premiere of the  critically acclaimed contemporary opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and  librettist Royce Vavrek.  Based on the film by Lars von Trier, it  explores the boundaries of love and social convention through the story  of young Bess, whose husband Jan survives a serious accident shortly  after their wedding.  Left paralyzed, he encourages Bess to seek  pleasure from other men.  The cast features soprano Lauren Snouffer as  Bess, and bass-baritone (and wonderful Wagnerian!) as Jan.  Both are Houston favorites  who launched high-flying careers after training with HGO's Butler  Studio. Read more about more about the production .Breaking the Waves, Ryan McKinnyhere

To secure tickets at a 20% discount, please call Armando Urdiales, HGO Group Sales Coordinator, at (713) 980-8676 by , and .  If there is no answer, please leave a voicemail with the best times to  call back.  You can also schedule a call using Armando's calendar  link:  .Monday, September 30, 2024identify yourself as a member of the Wagner Society of Washington DChttps://calendly.com/aurdiales

You can use  to book rooms at the Lancaster Hotel, discounted for Wagner Society members from $500/night to $249, or  to  book at the Houston Icon, discounted from $299/night to $269.  The  Lancaster is two blocks from the the performance venue at the Wortham  Theater Center; the Icon is six blocks away.this linkthis link

Details about the theater, including location, amenities, etc., may be found .here