HGO's Board of Directors today named Patrick Summers as the Margaret Alkek Williams Artistic and Music Director. Chief Operating Officer Perry Leach will become the company's Managing Director. Chief Advancement Officer Greg Robertson completes the executive leadership team.

HGO Chairman of the Board Glen Rosenbaum said, "Mr. Summers, Mr. Leech and Mr. Robertson all possess extensive knowledge and strong entrepreneurial skills — qualities that are essential to managing a complex and innovative enterprise like HGO."

Summers said, "My initial attraction to Houston Grand Opera has greatly deepened during my years here. In this precarious time for the arts in the United States, HGO has managed to constantly re-define what an arts company could look like in a young and growing American city."