Patrick Summers was named artistic and music director of Houston Grand Opera in 2011 after having served as the company’s music director since 1998. He has conducted more than 60 operas at HGO, including the company’s first-ever complete cycle of Wagner’s Ring and its first performances of Verdi’s Requiem. In 2017, he was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree from Indiana University.
(Spring 2011, Spring 2020)