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At this time of year INTOWN Magazine normally would be presenting a detailed update on the upcoming performances schedules of Houston’s premier musical organizations. As we know all too well, however, these are certainly not normal times. There seems to be not one aspect of our collective lives that this pandemic has not impacted. How we (or do not) work, shop, worship, entertain, visit friends, travel, and interact with society in general are just some examples of how we have all been affected. For the time being going to Minute Maid Park, the Toyota Center and NRG Stadium are simply not a possibility. The same is true for our vibrant arts community. The performing venues are dark and, realistically, as with the rest of our lives, the immediate future is unknown. Here is the latest information from our musical presenters for the 20202021 season: Houston Grand Opera
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I spoke recently with Perryn Leech, the Managing Director of Houston Grand Opera. He told me that essentially no live performances are planned until the summer of 2021. “It is quite simply impossible to rehearse and perform before any sized live audience without threatening the safety of all involved.” Like most similarly sized organizations, HGO has reduced its administrative budget by about one third. There will be some digital performances, however, beginning this September. The “Live from the Cullen Recital Series” has been recently announced as well as a “re-envisioned HGO Studio Showcase” televised series with its global streaming partner, HGO is pleased to announce HGO Digital, its all- new program of digital works for the 2020–21 season. Starting in September and extending through April 2021, HGO will release original video content bimonthly for audiences to enjoy from the comfort of their homes, free of charge. Programming includes one threeact opera, three one-act operas, three concert events, and a special documentary project on the making of HGO’s world-premiere opera based on the children’s book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. In addition, HGO Digital will present the Live from the Cullen Recital Series, featuring opera stars Tamara Wilson, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Reginald Smith Jr., and select HGO Studio artists in the fall 2020 releases. To support the series, Sarah and Ernest Butler, longtime HGO supporters, have made the extraordinarily generous pledge of $1 million to help underwrite HGO Digital programming. The pledge will support both Houston Grand Opera and Austin Opera, creating a strategic partnership between the two Texas companies. For more information, please go to www.houstongrandopera. org 10 | Mv | September + October 2020
