March 12, 2026
Nick Broadway
WAVY.com
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Through countless hours of practice and prep work, Virginia Opera got ready to show Aida. Then the COVID pandemic happened, shutting it down in March 2020. Six years later, they are finally bringing opening night of Aida to Harrison Opera House.
“We’d been rehearsing for like, six or seven weeks,” said Adam Turner, Virginia Opera artistic Director and Chief Conductor. “We were all set to go, then on that Friday, one week before the opening night, we had to shut down.”
For director Adam Turner, finally bringing Aida back is a huge moment. In the world of operas, this is one of the big ones.