General Inquiries
Hampton Roads: 757.627.9545
Central & Northern Virginia: 804.644.8168
Virginia Opera Box Office: 757.623.1223
Email: info@vaopera.org
IN HAMPTON ROADS: Street Address: 160 W. Virginia Beach Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23510 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2580 Norfolk, VA 23501
IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA : Street Address: Dominion Arts Center 600 East Grace Street Richmond, VA 23219 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 784 Richmond, VA 23218
IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA: Mailing Address: 10660 Page Avenue #1345 Fairfax, VA 22038-1345
Virginia Opera Staff
To contact staff, please click on the email links below, or dial our office numbers above, followed by the party’s extension. We look forward to hearing from you!
Executive
- Russell P. Allen 3336 President & CEO
- Adam Turner 3337 Artistic Director
Administration
- Jamie Wilson 3397 Richmond Office Coordinator
- JoJo Chittum 3300 Receptionist
Artistic
- Nicholas Cooper 3332 Artistic Administrator
- Shelby Rhoades 3360 Principal Coach & Director of Emerging Artists
Development
- Lisa Sands 3319 Director of Development, Hampton Roads
- Caroline Emmert 3318 Hampton Roads Development Coordinator
- Susan Porter 3372 Grants Administrator / Institutional Giving
- John-Paul Schaefer 3398 Director of Development/Central and Northern Virginia
Education
- Cecelia Schieve 3347 Statewide Director of Education and Outreach
- Dr. Glenn Winters 3304 Community Outreach Director
Finance
- Ken Pearl 3311 Director of Finance/ Human Resources
- Andrew Mieggs 3343 Staff Accountant
Marketing & Patron Services
- Lana Sadowski 3316 Director of Marketing, Hampton Roads
- Amanda Jo Ely 3322 Group Sales & Audience Services Manager
- Briana Klingaman 3351 Box Office Associate
- Kendall Dodson 3350 Box Office Associate, Social Media Coordinator
Production
- Lee Marc Molnar 3344 Director of Production
- Katie Ritter 3325 Company Manager
- Roberta Brennan 3309 Properties Master & Facilities Manager
- Ken Steadman 3306 Lighting Supervisor
- Jay Tuthill 3307 Technical Director
- Kyle Parham 3305 Assistant Technical Director
- Pat Seyller 3312 Costume Shop Manager
- James McGough 3314 Wig & Makeup Manager
- Elyse Messick 3314 Wig and Make-up Shop Manager