Press Releases

  RICHMOND, VA (February 17, 2016)- If you were anywhere near 7th and Broad yesterday in downtown Richmond around noon you saw emergency vehicles, police cars, streets blocked and the victim of a hit and run lying in the street.  That uncomfortable feeling...

  March 24, 2016 – Virginia Opera, “The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” will close the 2015-2016 opera season with a powerful production of the legendary story, “The Flying Dutchman.” Written by Richard...

RICHMOND/NORFOLK/FAIRFAX, VA (July 5, 2016) Virginia Opera continues to select top young talent to maintain the highest artistic standards in the industry.  Newly appointed Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor Aaron Breid represents the next generation of those...

  Norfolk, Va (August 26, 2016) – Virginia Opera, The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is pleased to present the 8th Annual Opera in the Park – a community concert event at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, September 10. ...

  August 31, 2016 – Virginia Opera invites you to spend “A Sinful Night with Adam and Ute,” an evocative evening of cabaret fare reminiscent of the smoky, sultry performance style of Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, with a one-night-only event in Norfolk and...

  September 6, 2016 – Last week, Virginia Opera sent a press release inviting you to spend “A Sinful Night with Adam and Ute,” an evocative evening of cabaret fare reminiscent of the smoky, sultry performance style of Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, with a...

  SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 – Virginia Opera, “The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” opens its 2016-2017 opera season with a landmark double-bill of Kurt Weill’s compelling The Seven Deadly Sins paired with a gripping new production of...

  July 28, 2016 – Virginia Opera announced today the appointment of Anne-Carolyn Bird in the newly reorganized position of Executive/Artistic Coordinator; she will begin with the company on August 1.  An opera singer in her own right, Ms. Bird has sung on...

Richmond, VA (September 23, 2016) Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Virginia Opera received $50,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Program grant fund.  In total VTC awarded $927,000 for 43 tourism marketing projects across the...

Center for the Arts announces next season’s ‘Great Performances.’ Once again, George Mason University Center for the Arts will dazzle audiences with a wide array of celebrated artists from around the world with its upcoming 2016-17 “Great Performances” series....