Last May, a visually stylish, strongly cast production of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” filled the stage of the Lyric Opera House. If only seats in the theater had been filled, too. October 1, 2016 The paltry attendance for that Lyric Opera Baltimore...
Virginia Opera is committed to bringing new works to Hampton Roads, as well as satisfying fans who love the classics. This season’s opening production shows how that works. Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins” fulfills the mission of Virginia Opera’s “First of Firsts”...
June 30, 2016 – Virginia Opera’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Adam Turner, has “hit the road” on a nationwide tour of many of the leading summer opera festivals, in search of talent and new productions to present on Virginia Opera’s stages across...
RICHMOND, VA (February 17, 2016)- If you were anywhere near 7th and Broad yesterday in downtown Richmond around noon you saw emergency vehicles, police cars, streets blocked and the victim of a hit and run lying in the street. That uncomfortable feeling...
March 24, 2016 – Virginia Opera, “The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” will close the 2015-2016 opera season with a powerful production of the legendary story, “The Flying Dutchman.” Written by Richard...
