WHEN:
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
3826 Wheeler Ave.
Houston, TX 77004
TICKETS:
For more information and tickets visit the Houston Grand Opera website.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...Giving Voice is the brainchild of tenor Lawrence Brownlee, who created the series in 2019. This year’s event, held during Black History Month, will honor the legacy of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as vital institutions that have long nurtured and shaped Black artists in the fields of classical music and opera.
The evening will be emceed by Ruth J. Simmons, Distinguished Presidential Fellow at Rice University; Adviser to the President of Harvard University on HBCU Initiatives; and former President of Prairie View A&M University, Brown University, and Smith College.
Who: Giving Voice will feature a program of arias and songs performed by operatic soloists including HGO favorite, Butler Studio alumnus, WABC member, and Grammy Award-winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr.; one of today’s most impressive dramatic tenors, Issachah Savage; and two talented first-year members of HGO’s Butler Studio, soprano Elizabeth Hanje and bass-baritone Sam Dhobhany.
The concert will feature performances by choirs from Texas Southern University, Jackson State University, WABC, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, and Voices of Houston. In addition to individual performances from TSU, JSU, and Voices of Houston, the groups will come together to perform as a mass choir. Ruth J. Simmons serves as emcee..."
