Houston Grand Opera is the only opera company in the world to win a Tony, two Grammy and two Emmy Awards. The New York Times calls the Houston Grand Opera "the jewel in the cultural crown."

Founded in 1913, the Houston Symphony is one of America's oldest performing arts organizations, with a rich history of musical excellence.

Houston is one of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines--opera, ballet, music, and theater.

Appealing to a large audience with a wide range of musical tastes, the Pops plays music from every genre: classical, pop standards, jazz, Broadway, TV and movies, swing, and even Big Band.

Kuumba House is a performing arts company that preserves, creates, teaches and presents the cultural experience of African art forms through dance, theatre, music and other creative expression. "Kuumba" is a Swahili word which means "creativity."

Main Street Theater offers a lively year-round repertory of classic and contemporary plays for audiences of all ages. It houses a stage dedicated to the youth theater program and to large-scale MainStage classics and musicals.

Masquerade Theatre is a professional resident musical theatre company that performs downtown at the Hobby Center and uses only Houston-based talent.

Mercury Baroque presents the passion and innovative spirit of Baroque music, the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, using period instruments, historically accurate performance methods and imaginative programming with an uncompromising attention to quality.

In its eighth year in business, Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company continues to produce innovative and thought provoking works.

Miller Outdoor Theatre is Houston's premier outdoor theater for the performing arts. Free performances run March through October.