Houston Grand Opera
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.
Upcoming Events
| Title |
Date & Time |
| Intelligence |
October 20, 2023, 7:00 PM |
| Intelligence |
October 22, 2023, 2:00 PM |
| Falstaff |
October 27, 2023, 7:30 PM |
| Intelligence |
October 28, 2023, 7:30 PM |
| Falstaff |
October 29, 2023, 2:30 PM |
| Intelligence |
November 01, 2023, 7:30 PM |
| Intelligence |
November 03, 2023, 7:30 PM |
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| Name |
Title |
| Brian August |
Stage Manager |
| Ariel Ehrman |
Advancement Data Coord |
| Joel Goodloe |
Company Office Manager |
| Kirill Kuzmin |
Asst Conductor |
| Sarah Long |
Dev Officer |
| Ana Maria Martinez |
Artistic Advisor |
| Joel Nott |
CCC Coord |
| Alan Sellar |
Videographer |
| Cam Nyugen |
Costume Technician |
| Jennifer Bowman |
Director of Community & Learning |
| Jessica Gonzalez |
Marketing Manager & Women's Administrative Protégé |
| Joseph Farley |
Production Manager |
| Monica Thakkar |
Associate Director of Artistic Planning |
| Caitlin Farley |
Asst Stage Mgr |
| Khori Dastoor |
General Director |
| Deborah Hirsch |
Senior Director of Development |
| Molly Dill |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Mark C. Lear |
Associate Artistic Administrator |
| Brian Speck |
Director of HGO Studio |
| David Krohn |
Director of Development |
| Patrick Summers |
Artistic & Music Director |
| Richard Bado |
Director of Artistic Operations/Chorus Master |
| Denise Fruge |
Accounts Payable Administrator |
| Matt Gonzales |
Database Administrator |
| Luis Franco |
Office Services Coordinator |
| Brian Mitchell |
Archivist |
| Cynthia Lewis |
Team Lead, Marketing and Communications |
| Scott Ipsen |
Director of Patron Services |
| Brooke Rogers |
Director of Special Events |
| Kelly Finn |
Director of Development, Institutional Giving |
| Richard Buffett |
Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer |
| Denise Simon |
Special Events Operations Manager |
| Jane Orosco |
Marketing Data Manager |
| Meredith Morse |
Operations Manager, Institutional Giving |
| Richard S. Brown |
Orchestra Personnel Manager |
| Karen Reeves |
Children's Chorus Director |
| Peter Pasztor |
Principal Coach |
| Jamie Gelfand |
HGO Studio Manager |
| Megan Freemantle |
Properties Design Director |
| Michael Clark |
Lighting Supervisor |
| Andrew Cloud |
Properties Associate |
| Philip Alfano |
Lighting Associate |
| Kristen Burke |
Director Of Production |
| Christopher Staub |
Operations Manager |
| Annie Wheeler |
Production Stage Manager |
| Meg Edwards |
Assistant Stage Manager |
| Mary Elsey |
Chief of Staff |
| Norma Cortez |
Head of Costumes |
| Myrna Vallejo |
Costume Shop Supervisor |
| Esmeralda De Leon |
Costume Coordinator |
| Mercedes Ramirez |
Technician |
| Paully Tran |
Technician |
| Nara Lesser |
Technician |
| Dotti Staker |
Wig and Make-up Department Head |
| Ashley Bales |
Advancement Data Assistant |
| Kelly Nicholls |
Development Officer |
| Melissa McClung |
Technical and Production Administrator |
| Lindsey Peters |
Associate Director of Special Events |
| Alisa Magallón |
Education Manager |
| Jonathan Guez |
Development Officer |
| Madeline Sebastian |
Development Officer |
| Christian Davis |
Human Resources Generalist |
| Sarah Long |
Associate Director of Philanthropy |
| Claire Padien-Havens |
Director of Strategic Projects & Initiatives |
| Elizabeth Greer |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Jennifer Davenport |
Chief Marketing and Experience Officer |
| Greg Robertson |
Chief Philanthropy Officer |
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