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Richard Hayes January 31, 2025 RVAHub.com This powerful new opera tells the inspiring true story of Mildred and Richard Loving, whose courage and love led to the landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage in the United...

January 31, 2025 WRIC.com RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new opera celebrating the landmark court case that legalized interracial marriage in the United States will premiere in Virginia in the spring. 8News spoke with its composer to learn more about the performance. On...

January 30, 2025 RichmondFreePress.org Virginia Opera and the Richmond Symphony will present the world premiere of “Loving v. Virginia,” a new opera that tells the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, whose legal battle led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision...

Mike Goldberg October 10, 2024 VPM.org Virginia Opera returns to Richmond this weekend to begin their 50th anniversary season with Mozart's "Don Giovanni." Mozart’s masterpiece is based on the legend of Don Juan, combining comedy and tragedy. The handsome playboy is...

Virginia Opera readies a rock star staging of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at the Dominion Energy Center. Rich Griset October 9, 2024 Style Weekly Asked to describe the protagonist of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Adam Turner doesn’t mince words: “He’s opera’s...

Review: Bold Virginia Opera season opener ‘Don Giovanni’ is Mostly Mozart, plus Diddy City Page Laws October 4, 2025 PilotOnline.com Though innocent until proven guilty, Sean “Diddy” Combs currently reigns as America’s poster boy for drug orgies and forced seductions...

Bad Boy Opera A Mozart favorite opens Virginia Opera’s 50th season Tharon Giddens October 4, 2024 Richmond Magazine An unrepentant reprobate gets his comeuppance as Virginia Opera opens its 50th anniversary season with the production of a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

What’s opera, doc? Virginia Opera plans a 50th anniversary season full of romance and song. StyleWeekly.com | Rich Griset It’s traditional to mark tenth anniversaries with diamonds. For a 25th, the answer is silver. This fall, it’s time to break out the gold for the...

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