When most people think of opera, a blonde woman—traditionally overweight—wearing a helmet adorned with horns comes to mind. While the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is familiar with Richard Wagner’s works and producing a long term project of the Ring Cycle in which this stereotypical woman appears, the young opera company offers its city a much […]
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Houston Music Venues
“For the Love of Live Music: A Sampling of Houston Music Venues, 1930s to 1970s” by Lindsay Scovil Dove will have you saying, “Oh, yeah, I remember going there!” Cutting across a broad swath of Houston music and entertainers, she recalls the Eldorado Ballroom, the Emerald Room at the Shamrock Hotel, the Pan-America Ballroom, the […]
Free Press Summer Festival
Omar Afra, the co-founder of Free Press Summer Festival, was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but has lived in Houston since the age of two. He attended Askew Elementary, Paul Revere Middle School, and Lee High School.
Jewel Brown
“I was nine years old . . . I prayed and I asked the Lord, ‘Please show me, direct me in a way to be able to help my mom and dad.’” Most kids that age today worry about what features the next iPhone will have, but not Jewel Brown.
Bayou City Jazz Greats
Music has always been a part of my life. In high school, I joined the jazz band, blindly playing music on the guitar and clarinet without knowing much about the artists, their background, or their contributions. Eventually, though, I became curious about jazz’s origins and the influence of Houston’s jazz artists on the genre and […]
The Portrait of a Pianist – Abbey Simon
Interviewed by Ernesto Valdés Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
A Woman and Her Violin – Rodica Oancea Weber
Interviewed by Ernesto Valdés Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
Bettye Fitzpatrick
Interviewed by Penny Jones Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
Audrey Jones Beck
Steven Fenberg’s interview with Thomas P. Lee, Jr. Click here to read a pdf of the full article.
Eldorado Ballroom
by Leigh Cutler Click here to read a pdf of the full article.