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OperaGene Last year I was pleased to see that the Virginia Opera was going to perform Der Freischutz (The Magic Marksman) in their new season, mainly because we do not often get to see this opera in the U.S..  There are at least three perspectives...

After striking productions of Aida, Philip Glass’s Orphée, and Hansel and Gretel, Virginia Opera has seemed content recently to return to mostly opera chestnuts. This season’s winning production of Carl Maria von Weber’s ghost...

“It’s a piece about God and guns,” said Virginia Opera principal conductor and artistic advisor Adam Turner. The opera to which he refers is “Der Freischütz”—“The Magic Marksman”—to be performed this weekend...

The Virginia Opera has taken on the project of introducing contemporary American audiences to one of the most influential masterpieces of opera, Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz”. Review: Freischütz American Style – Virginia Opera’s Praiseworthy“Magic Marksman”...

  There are many good things to be said for Virginia Opera’s new production, “Der Freischutz (The Magic Marksman),” which opened Friday at the Harrison Opera House and will be performed today. NORFOLK By M.D. RidgeCorrespondent Jan 30, 2017 There are many good...

“The Magic Marksman” from Virginia Opera at Fairfax’s Center for the Arts. By David Siegel The Connection                                         ...

This month, The Agenda News features Virginia Opera's 3rd production, The Magic Marksman. The Agenda News.com Virginia Opera Virginia Opera will present The Magic Marksman (Der Freischütz)by Carl Maria von Weber at George Mason...

Virginia Opera presents its third production of the 2016-2017 Season with The Magic Marksman (Der Freischütz) by Carl Maria von Weber in Norfolk, Richmond and Fairfax from January 27, 2017 through February 19, 2017.   Why certain operas are...

By Anne Midgette December 4 at 4:11 PM I don’t mean to, but I often come to the Virginia Opera with low expectations. It’s a regional company, and its performances in the Washington area are at a university performing arts center, about a 45-minute...

By ANDREW GARRIGUE Celebrating its bicentennial, Rossini’s masterpiece “The Barber of Seville” is a staple of opera companies around the world. Presented by Virginia Opera on Friday in the Carpenter Theatre at Dominion Arts Center, this “Barber of Seville” is a...