WHRO.org Staff Report October 27, 2025 Virginia Opera’s season includes a piece based on the heroics of a Civil War spy based in Richmond Virginia Opera’s 51st season opens next week with a lineup that includes well-loved classics and modern productions....
David Salazar OperaWire.com July 1, 2025 Virginia Opera has named John-Paul Schaefer to the position of General Director and CEO, effective July 1, 2025. He previously served six months as Interim General Director, managing the company through the world premiere of...
Rich Griset StyleWeekly.com February 27, 2025 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wasn’t a fan of Adriana Ferrarese del Bene. The Italian soprano tended to drop her chin for low notes, then throw her head back while reaching for high ones. A lover of mischief, Mozart filled del...
Page Laws DailyPress.com February 25, 2025 Mozart’s original 1790 cast members did not wear flapper dresses and doughboy uniforms — of that we can be sure. But it’s surprising how little a transposition of “Così” to the Jazz Age really matters to its darkly...
Coast Live WTKR.com February 14, 2025 HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Opera singers Ethan Vincent (“Guglielmo”) and Ashley Fabian (“Despina”) join Coast Live on Valentine’s Day to discuss their real-life engagement and their relationship on the...
Antoinette Essa WTVR.com February 14, 2025 RICHMOND, Va. — The Library of Virginia is celebrating Black History Month with two events in collaboration with Virginia Opera centered around Loving v. Virginia. Richard and Mildred Loving were a Virginia couple whose...
