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February 11, 2016 at 3:50 pm EST | by Joey DiGuglielmo Andrew McLaughlin is thriving in his field of opera. “I am fascinated by opera’s ability to synthesize so many art forms,” says the Canton, Pa., native. “By integrating singing with theater, dance and symphony,...

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April Phillips Correspondent Perhaps no love story has so captured the hearts of young and old across centuries like that of Romeo and Juliet. Since Shakespeare’s play was published in 1597, it has been read, performed, adapted, and, in some cases, shamelessly copied....

By David Siegel Fall in love again this Valentine’s weekend with “Romeo and Juliet.” The ultimate in passionate romance and profound love in the face of adversity “will transfix audiences, this time as a moving opera,” said Bernard Uzon, director, Virginia Opera’s...

Posted: February 1, 2016 By Virginia Opera Virginia Opera, The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is proud to present “Romeo & Juliet,” a new level of artistic collaboration with our partner in this production, Opera Carolina. The...

Posted: The final duet. Jon Silla BY PHILLIP LARRIMORE Correspondent-JANUARY 25, 2016 6:02 PM “Romeo and Juliet” has inspired more great music than any other play known to man, ranging from Tchaikovsky’s gobsmacked concert fantasy to Prokofiev’s doom-laden ballet (not...

By Montague Gammon III “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!” is hardly the sort of comment that the French born and accented, multi-lingual, multi-talented stage director-actor-designer-librettist-novelist-online journalist-educator-manager and all around theatre person...

By David Siegel on January 18, 2016 “Opera is officially dead.” So read the headline for Christopher Ingraham’s Washington Post Wonkblog. And in “one chart” yet. Ah, yes big data says it all neatly and with great certitude. Maybe. Then I decided to do my own...

Posted: January 12, 2016 Luiz Gazzola for Opera Lively - You are back to Opera Carolina, after having sung Alfredo here in La Traviata. Welcome back! What do you think of the company, and what are your expectations for this production of Roméo et Juliette? Jonathan...

Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2015 2:45 pm. - BY ROY PROCTOR Special correspondent Talk about love at first glance! In Virginia Opera’s vocally resplendent take on Puccini’s “La Bohème,” now in the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond Center Stage, Mimi and Rodolfo meet...