Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2026-27 season, a six-opera lineup built around two new productions, a landmark leadership transition, and a roster of international stars that makes a clear statement about where the company is headed. The season opens with a new staging of Carlisle Floyd’s ‘Susannah,’ directed by celebrated soprano-turned-director Patricia Racette, with Angel Blue making her role debut in the title character and James Gaffigan on the podium in his first engagement as Music Director Designate. Gounod’s ‘Faust’ follows in a dazzling, dance-infused production from David McVicar, featuring Pretty Yende, Matthew Polenzani, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo. Winter brings a visionary new ‘Aida’ from director Kaneza Schaal and artist Christopher Myers, with Ailyn Pérez, Jonathan Tetelman, Lucas Meachem, and Raehann Bryce-Davis, conducted by Michele Gamba in his company debut. Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’ arrives in a whimsical reimagining set in a 19th-century hotel, followed by Richard Strauss’s ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ in a stylish 1950s Vienna production with Tamara Wilson, Samantha Hankey, and Soraya Mafi. The season closes with Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s ‘Show Boat,’ conducted by outgoing Music Director Patrick Summers in his first return to HGO in his new role as Music Director Emeritus, featuring Isabel Leonard, Lauren Snouffer, Edward Nelson, and Morris Robinson.
Subscriptions for the 2026-27 season are available now at HGO.org. Single tickets go on sale June 16, 2026.