Virginia Opera’s ‘Falstaff’ has everything necessary for great opera buffa By Joan Reinthaler, Published: October 13 It may be that, at least for opera buffa, all you need to put on a great show is a first-rate lead, a good conductor and orchestra, and, above all, a...
The Virginia Opera opened its rousing, energetic spring production of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s classic musical “Carousel” last weekend at Norfolk’s Harrison Opera House. Running through May 19, the current performances, presented in conjunction with the 2013...
A few days before New Yorker Greg Ganakas headed to Norfolk to direct the classic musical “Carousel,” he visited a carousel in Central Park, just to remember what it’s like. “It reminded me of when I was a child and when I first stepped onto...
Matthew Worth has tackled some demanding roles in his operatic career, including the philandering “Don Giovanni” at Virginia Opera and Father Flynn in Minnesota Opera’s world premiere of “Doubt.” This month he returns to the Virginia...
