FULL HGO’s 4th Annual GIVING VOICE Houston TX 2023 George Shirley, Lawrence Brownlee, Nicole Heaston, Renée Richardson

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: HGO's 4th Annual GIVING VOICE  
• Composer: various  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church’s Cathedral, Houston, Texas  
• Recorded: February 24, 2023
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: George Shirley, Lawrence Brownlee, Nicole Heaston, Renée Richardson, Cory McGee
• Conductor: Richard Bado  
• Orchestra: Joel Thompson, Kevin J Miller, PIANO  
• Chorus: HGO Chorus, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Choirs a  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: HGO  
• Date Published: 2023  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

PROGRAM LEAFLET

Now a beloved HGO tradition, Giving Voice was created by Brownlee in 2020 and has been replicated by companies across the country. The popular series showcases the diversity of opera artists while seeking to attract new audiences to the art form.

This year’s concert will include a mix of arias, popular songs, and spirituals and feature the debut of a new choral work by HGO Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson, “Draw Us Near.” Thompson’s acclaimed first opera, the HGO-commissioned The Snowy Day, made its world premiere at the Wortham Theater Center in 2021.