Join the celebrated operatic star, Florencia Grimaldi, as she takes a unique trip down the Amazon to delight her hometown with a long-awaited concert, track down her long-lost butterfly hunter lover and discover herself. Inspired by the writings of Gael Garcia Marquez, Catan draws on magical realism to weave a thoroughly enchanting and lushly romantic tale.

Before Carmen, there was the Pearl Fishers. Having just won the prestigious Prix de Rome prize, composing legend Georges Biszet wrote the three-act opera before his 25th birthday in 1863, heralding his grand mastery of opera with its richly melodic score and evocative instrumentation. Don't miss this rousing revival by Houston Grand Opera, featuring Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien and American tenor Lawrence Brownlee.

Houston Ballet's fearless Artistic Director Stanton Welch conjures the myth, might and magic of Louis Merante's 1876 three-act ballet Sylvia, complete with a brand new choreographic interpretation of the myth, alongside two other love stories from classical Greek literature. Lush costumes, sweeping stage designs and projections resurrect the tale of the celestial huntress, which is set to a rousing score by Romantic French composer Leo Delibes.

To celebrate the 100th birthday of iconic balletmaster Jerome Robbins, The Houston Ballet, as well as the world's leading ballet companies, brings his kinetic magic to the stage in a special anniversary program featuring a range of works selected from different eras in his storied career. The evening begins with the joyful effervescence of Fancy Free, the Leonard Bernstein collaboration that would later turn into Broadway classic On The Town and launch both Bernstein and Robbins to international attention.

Renowned for its championing of groundbreaking works from new voices in contemporary ballet, it's a night of premieres with the Houston Ballet. The evening begins with the return of Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton, who created a stir with the world premiere of Angular Momentum with the company in 2011. The rising dance star's wild energy, boundless enthusiasm, fierce originality and eclectic ideas meet in new work Come In, a modern work for thirteen male dancers.