Halo is a grand space opera set against colossal artifacts of a techno-mystic past.

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"Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen" ("Rienzi, Last of the Tribunes, " 1840), after a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, takes up the epic mode of French grand opera.

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While the Houston Grand Opera will continue to stage traditional productions, the company has created a new arm, called HGOco, whose goal is to bring musical storytelling into communities that traditionally haven't been exposed to opera.

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