Thompson, Pinkney and director Omer Ben Seadia make one more small modification: Peter is played by a young woman, second-year HGO Studio artist Raven McMillon. Where: Cullen Theater, Wortham Center, 501 Texas Ave. It remains available, still free, through Jan. Perhaps more important, HGO live-streamed “Snowy Day” free of charge to anyone on the planet who cared to tune in. The mood was celebratory, as seen by the real snow trucked in for a pre-party at nearby Fish Plaza. The children’s book broke ground as the first of its kind to feature a person of color as the main character, and the opera finds itself in similar territory: If it’s not the first, there’s still not nearly enough.Īfter its extended journey to the stage - as seen in last year’s “The Making of ‘The Snowy Day,” the online documentary presented as a holiday gift in lieu of a live production - the opera received a warm welcome Thursday evening at the Wortham Center’s Cullen Theater. That is “The Snowy Day,” Ezra Jack Keats’ award-winning 1962 children’s book, now adapted into a charming Houston Grand Opera production by composer Joel Thompson and librettist Andrea Davis Pinkney. A world of wonder and possibility awaits outside so do some of life’s harsher realities - such as neighborhood bullies, and the slightest twing of separation from his parents’ embrace. Raven McMillon stars in Houston Grand Opera's production of “Snowy Day.” Photo: Lynn Lane PhotographyĪ young Black boy awakes to a fresh snowfall.
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