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HOUSTON GRAND OPERA PRIDE DAY
Sunday, February 9, 2025  |  2:00 PM
Wortham Theater Center | 501 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002

Presented in partnership with Chamber Arts + Culture Member, Houston Grand Opera, join the Chamber on Sunday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. for Pride Day and experience one of the world’s most beloved operas, Puccini’s timeless La bohème!

This beloved opera has captured hearts for generations and even inspired the iconic musical Rent. Whether you’re here for the sweeping romance or the beauty of Puccini’s unforgettable score, La bohème is perfect for everyone—even first-time opera-goers!

The celebration doesn't stop on the stage! This special event features: 

🎶 A performance by Pride Chorus Houston

🍸 Special brunch menu + themed cocktails + fabulous décor

🏳️‍🌈 A chance to see a historic Gilbert Baker Pride flag up close

Exclusively for you, buy one ticket and get one 50% off with code CHAMBER50. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind celebration with Houston Grand Opera and the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce!

About La bohème at HGO:

A candle is snuffed, two hands touch in the darkness—and the love story of a poor poet and a young seamstress flares to life, burning until it can burn no more. Since 1896, audiences across the world have felt the powerful pull of Puccini’s heart-wrenching La bohème, with its unforgettable music and irresistible band of bohemians seeking love and life and beauty in belle époque Paris. 

Houstonians are in for a transformative experience with this production, headlined by soprano Yaritza Véliz making her HGO debut in the role that has garnered her international acclaim—that of the fragile Mimì—opposite Grammy Award-winning lyric tenor Joshua Guerrero as her Rodolfo. Baritone Edward Parks, also a Grammy winner, performs the role of the painter Marcello, with Juliana Grigoryan, an electrifying new star who recently took top honors at Operalia, as his lover Musetta.

Tony Award-winning director John Caird’s vision for the production brilliantly conjures the story’s bygone world with an intimate set constructed from paintings and canvases. Another Grammy winner, the celebrated conductor Karen Kamensek, debuts on the HGO podium.

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