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Ausrine Stundyte as Cio-Cio-San, Elizabeth Janes as Butterfly’s child and Sarah Larsen as Suzuki in Seattle Opera's production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Photo by Elise Bakketun.
Houston Grand Opera
ADDRESS >>  510 Preston Street, Houston TX 77002-1504 United States
PHONE >>  713-546-0200
FAX >>  713-225-2574
WEB SITE >> www.houstongrandopera.org
MISSION STATEMENT / DESCRIPTION >>
"Houston Grand Opera is recognized nationally and internationally for world-beating artistic excellence and innovation. HGO enjoys dynamic, proactive and deepening relationships with the stakeholders, constituencies and communities which it serves. Our company exists to contribute to the cultural enrichment of the city of Houston and the nation by producing and performing world-class opera and creating a diverse, innovative and balanced program of performances, events, community and education projects which reaches the widest possible public. "

VENUE LOCATION >>
STAFF LISTINGS >>
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Perryn Leech *
Managing Director
Patrick Summers
Artistic & Music Director

Mary Fanidi
Executive Associate
Greg Robertson
Chief Advancement Officer

Sandra Bernhard
Director of HGOco

Steve Kelley
Director of Marketing

Rauli Garcia
Chief Financial Officer
Diane Zola
Director of Artistic Administration
Eric Melear
Associate Music Director
Deborah Hirsch
Senior Director of Development
Laura Canning
Director, HGO Studio

Molly Dill
Director of Production
Evan Wildstein
HGOco Programs Director
James Byrne
Liaison to the Office of the General Manager

Rob Boldin
Music Administrator
Mark Lear
Associate Artistic Administrator


Spring 2013 Magazine Issue
  • Letter from the President/CEO
  • Of One: The Quest for Asian Fusion in the Opera House
  • Vancouver: Where Nature Nurtures Art
  • Inheriting the Wind
  • My First Time
Contact Us
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001
P 212-796-8620 • F 212-796-8621
Info@operaamerica.org • Directions
From Airport:
The easiest way to reach the OPERA America offices is to get a cab at the airport. Cost is $40-45
(not including tip).
  • JFK - Take the AirTrain ($5 - approx. 15 minutes) to the Jamaica Street Station and transfer to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Take the LIRR to Penn Station ($12 - approx. 35 minutes). See Penn Station directions below.
  • LaGuardia - Take the M60 Bus to the Hoyt Ave/31st Street. Get on the or Train and take that to 42nd/Times Square Station. Follow the Times Square Station directions below.
  • Newark - Take the New Jersey Transit train to Penn Station ($15 - approx. 45 min). See the Penn Station Directions below.

From Penn Station/Madison Square Garden:
Leave the station through the 7th Avenue/33rd Street exit and walk south for four blocks. The building is on
the right hand side.

From Grand Central Station:
Take the Train to the 42nd/Times Square station and transfer to the Train.
Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

From 42nd Street/Times Square:
Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

For more detailed directions, most up-to-date pricing or to specify a different starting location, please visit the
MTA Web site.