Editing Houston Grand Opera (section)

{{Short description|American opera company}}
[[Image:Wortham Center.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The [[Wortham Theater Center]]]]

'''Houston Grand Opera''' ('''HGO''') is an American [[opera company]] located in [[Houston]], Texas. Founded in 1955 by German-born impresario [[Walter Herbert (conductor)|Walter Herbert]] and three local Houstonians,<ref name="Giesberg">Giesberg, Robert I., Carl Cunningham, and Alan Rich. ''Houston Grand Opera at 50.'' Houston: Herring Press, 2005, p. 83.</ref> the company is resident at the [[Wortham Theater Center]].  This theatre is also home to the Houston Ballet. In its history, the company has received a [[Tony Award]], two [[Grammy Awards]], and three [[Emmy Awards]], the only opera company in the world to win these three honours.  Houston Grand Opera is supported by an active auxiliary organization, the Houston Grand Opera Guild, established in October 1955.<ref>Giesberg, et al., p. 84</ref>

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