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25Apr 2014

We had a wonderful pre-performance event at Das Rheingold on Wednesday, and the Houston Grand Opera is now making an exciting offer to Houston-Leipzig members and friends for two performances of Carmen, on May 4 and on May 8, for 15% off the ticket price. Be sure to use promo code 4406 to get the […]

14Apr 2014

Wagner’s Das Rheingold was pure gold on opening weekend at Houston Grand Opera! Critics call Das Rheingold “utterly enthralling”!  Do join us on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, for a fabulous offering by the Houston Grand Opera!  Das Rheingold starts Houston on the journey of Richard Wagner’s ring cycle, with Die Walkuere, Siegfried, and Goetterdaemmerung to […]

27Mar 2014

The journey begins . . . Listen to a few bars of Wagner and watch a clip of the Entrance of the Giants – your heart starts pounding, your pulse races – it’s better than the movies – you have never seen anything like this on a stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhjuzEsgUQk&feature=youtu.be After our most successful backstage visit […]

16Mar 2014

Our March meeting is coming close.  We will be back in our traditional venue at Christ the King’s Parish Hall on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. The topic of the evening is Franz Kafka Today – Still Enigmatic and Fascinating presented by our board member Dr. Klaus Weissenberger, Professor at Rice University. Like […]

06Mar 2014
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Imagine yourself living in Prague in the early 1900s, belonging to the German speaking minority of which you represent the Jewish minority and your father, an entrepreneur, is mainly concerned to “make it.”  Against these odds Franz Kafka was trying to establish himself as a writer.  In an informal setting, we will discuss parts of […]

06Mar 2014

The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany The Consulate General of Italy in Houston and The Italian Cultural & Community Center Cordially invite you to the screening of Bread & Tulips ~ Pane e Tulipani (in Italian with English subtitles) Introduction by the Consul General of Italy in Houston, Fabrizio Nava and by […]

06Mar 2014

Did you know that due to exposure while fighting fires, the rate of mesothelioma in fire fighters is two times greater than the rate in the U.S. population? Let us all support the Benefit Chamber Concert for the Rotary Fire Fighters Home on Thursday, March 13, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran […]

26Feb 2014

The Bach Society Houston presents Bach Vespers featuring baritone Matthias Weichert from Dresden singing Bach’s solo cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82 on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. This hauntingly beautiful piece is one of Bach’s most well-known cantatas. The program also includes Dominus illuminatiomea by Tunder, and Welt, ade by Rosenmϋller. The […]

15Feb 2014

As the Houston Early Music Festival comes to a close, the Bach Society Houston presents Bach’s Mass in B Minor, a monumental masterpiece, as the festival’s culminating event on Sunday evening.  It is a performance you should not miss. The Bach Society Houston dedicates the performance of the mass to Robert B. Lynn, its first […]