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Opening Nights for Young Professionals is for professionals in their 20’s and 30’s who support Houston Grand Opera by attending Opening Night performances and special events throughout the opera season.
Benefits include:
La bohème - Opening Night, Friday October 19, 2012 Reckless love. the romance of Paris. The pain of regret. All unfold in La bohème-one of the world's greatest love stories.
Italian Girl in Algiers - Opening Night, Friday October 26, 2012 Searching for her fiancé, Lindoro, Isabella is marooned near Algiers and captured by Mustafa, the local bey, who has determined to marry an Italian girl. His plans go hilariously awry in this madcap comedy as Isabella thwarts Mustafa’s plan, finding (and freeing) Lindoro in the process.
Show Boat - Opening Night, Friday January 18, 2013 The story follows the theatrical family of the Cotton Blossom as it sails the Mississippi.With familiar songs like "Ol' Man River" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," Show Boat’s magical score and epic story make it a seminal work of the musical theater with a uniquely American accent.
Don Giovanni - Opening Night, Friday January 25, 2013 The Don’s conquests: in Italy, 640. Germany, 31. France, 100. Turkey, 91. And in Spain, 1,003. In any country, any language, Don Giovanni means seduction. Mozart’s music, alternately playful and powerful, illustrates this timeless story perfectly with charm, wit, and the gravity of impending doom.
Tristan and Isolde - Opening Night, Thursday April 18, 2013 Love potions and poisons. The power of fate. Legendary Romance. These are the things of which legends—and great operas—are made. A matchless work of art, Tristan speaks to timeless themes: the inevitability of fate, death’s omnipresence, and salvation through transcending love.
Il trovatore - Opening Night, Friday April 26, 2013 Revenge and passion on a monumental scale: This is grand opera! Il trovatore is a tour-de-force of musical and dramatic demands that are not for the faint of heart - it's an experience not to be missed.