Lady Stephanie Kimbrell, Cory McGee, and Butler Studio artists, Ani Kushyan, Alissa Goretsky and Elizabeth Hanje (photo by Michelle Watson)

ALL OF THE top performing arts organizations in Houston have now officially opened their 2024-2015 seasons, now that Houston Grand Opera has bowed with a stirring performance of Verdi’s Il trovatore at The Wortham followed by a lavish al fresco dinner in a tent on the plaza out front.The Houston Ballet and the Houston Symphony held their own grand opening night festivities earlier in the fall.

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Camille Zamora

ONE OF HOUSTON'S favorite daughters — famed soprano, nonprofit founder and artists’ advocate Camille Zamora — will return to her beloved hometown of Houston June 21 and 22, offering a special performance at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

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Patrick Summers, Louise Chapman and Jonas Kaufmann (photo by Shoocha Photography)

ONE OF OPERA'S most renowned performers — "the world's greatest tenor," per The Telegraph— headlined a concert event with Houston Grand Opera. The show, HGO's first live performance at the Wortham Theater Center since the Covid pandemic started early last year, was followed by a chic dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel nearby.

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