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CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS
Houston is one of few U.S. cities with resident companies in all four major performing arts -- ballet, opera, symphony, and theater.Houston Arts
Council, 713-527-9330.
Houston Ballet.
Performs at the Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. Typically, five productions are presented throughout the year in addition to The Nutcracker every holiday season. Schedule and ticket information available online or by phone at 713-227-2787.
Houston Grand Opera - Performs at the Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. The superb HGO is internationally recognized. Schedule and ticket information available online or by phone at 713-227-2787.
Houston Symphony - Performs at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts. Schedule and ticket information available online or by phone at 713-227-2787.
Theater Under the Stars -The city's professional civic light opera company presents a program of operettas and musicals November through May in the Music Hall. The state of the art Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will soon be the home of Theater Under the Stars. Schedule and ticket information available online or by phone at 713-622-8887.
Downtown Theater District
Alley Theater - The city's resident professional theater produces 12 plays on two stages annually. Schedule information and tickets available at 713-228-8421.
Aerial Theater - Hosts a number of different kinds of performances. Schedule and ticket information available at 713-230-1666
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts - Beginning in 2002 will host Theater Under the Stars and the Houston Broadway Series.
Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts - Home to The Houston Symphony and the Society for the Performing Arts.
Wortham Theater Center -Home to the opera and ballet companies.
Other Performing Arts Facilities
The Woodlands' Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion offers outdoors performances.
Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park offers FREE concerts, plays, ballet, dance, and opera from March through October. Schedules available at 713-520-3290.
Radio Music Theater Comedy
and musical sketches presented in a cozy setting at reasonable prices. Schedules and ticket information at 713-522-7722.
University of Houston frequently hosts musical programs open to the public at Dudley Recital Hall on the main campus.
Rice University presents musical programs open to the public at Hamman Hall 713-348-4933 or 713-348-4040.
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