Gillian Clifford is making her HGO debut. Clifford has trained with prestigious organizations including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, and the Radio City Rockettes. She has performed in works by Francesca Harper, Norbert De La Cruz lll, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. She has danced with Company E, DBDT: Encore!, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre, recently making her opera debut in The Dallas Opera’s Pelléas and Mélisande. Clifford is a graduate of Howard University.