

Smyth is just one of the bold voices we’ll be celebrating during the thrilling season ahead.” “And I simply cannot wait to conduct this production of The Wreckers, an overlooked masterpiece from Dame Ethel Smyth that Dastoor has championed. She brings with her such energy and vitality, and a wonderful fresh perspective on this artform,” says HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers. “I could not be more excited about this new era at HGO with Khori Dastoor leading the way. Now is the time to be bold-to respect what was and embrace what is next at HGO.” And, true to HGO, they will be staged by a diverse and globe-spanning group of the very best artists and creatives in all of opera.

Whether they’re about the pressure to conform, the need to speak up for what’s right, the pain of loving someone we can’t have, or the trials of being separated from our loved ones by economic, political, or societal forces, these incredible artworks have something to say to all of us. “These operas share universal human stories that allow us to access our own deepest emotions. “There is so much to look forward to next season,” says HGO General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor. premieres of Opéra National de Paris and Royal Opera House’s production of Werther and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía of Valencia’s production of Salome, and beloved HGO classics La traviata, The Marriage of Figaro, and Tosca. Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce its 2022–23 season, featuring a new production of Dame Ethel Smyth’s rarely-performed masterpiece The Wreckers, the triumphant return of HGO-commissioned mariachi opera El Milagro del Recuerdo, the U.S.
