To learn more about the content of this show, please click here for our content advisory page. Language and Sexual Situations arise in the farcical world of opera divas, as well as high stakes mishaps surrounding an accidental overdose misconstrued as a suicide - which doesn't turn out to be quite as deadly as everyone originally thought. Wiley’s mousy but determined assistant Jo can save the day. Based on Ludwig’s hit comedy, Lend Me A Tenor, the roles are reversed, and the ladies take the lead in this madcap screwball comedy guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter. Alas, Elena arrives late, her impassioned husband Pasquale has a fit of jealousy, and it remains to be seen whether Mrs. The play is set in 1934, when the clever and combustible Lucille Wiley, Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is ready to welcome world-class soprano Elena Firenzi for her one-night-only starring role in Carmen. Houston Grand Opera-I promise there’s nothing like it.Ken Ludwig, America’s preeminent comic playwright and author of recent Alley hits The Three Musketeers and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, debuts his latest play, Lend Me A Soprano, to kick off the season.
Immerse yourself in exhilarating, transcendent music performed live, by the world’s leading artists, while knowing an entire theater of people are doing the same. See your own stories reflected on stage-stories of relationships, life-altering decisions, and the unique communities we call home. We encourage you to leave everything you think you know about opera behind.Īllow yourself to be swept away by the beauty, and the heartache. We believe in the power of bringing people together and building community through presenting world-class art-for all. It reconnects the world of today with a timeless art form. Opera is living, breathing, and immediate. The chance to synchronize with those around us is what makes opera so captivating, and at HGO, we provide a cultural experience unmatched by any other art form. It is, in a word, bold.Īs the first notes ring out from the orchestra, the communal moment we share is electric. Opera is not a ghost from centuries ago, opera is now.
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