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Richmond Native Molly Phelan’s Youthful Obsession Becomes Career Path
Richmond, VA (October 18, 2016) Richmond native Molly Phelan was captivated by opera at an early age thanks to a kindergarten teacher, parental guidance, and Virginia Opera. She simply, “fell in love with high notes” after hearing a Virginia Opera production of...
Virginia Opera Lights-up the Season with Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
Richmond, Norfolk, Fairfax, VA (October 14, 2016) Virginia Opera presents its second production of the 2016-2017 Season with The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini in Norfolk, Richmond and Fairfax from November 11 through December 4, 2016. The exact...
Virginia Opera’s Principal Conductor, Adam Turner, Hits the Road on Nationwide Tour
June 30, 2016 – Virginia Opera’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Adam Turner, has “hit the road” on a nationwide tour of many of the leading summer opera festivals, in search of talent and new productions to present on Virginia Opera’s stages across...
Heroes on Broad: Richmond Citizens and Employees of Arts Organizations Join Together to Aid Virginia Opera Employee
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...
Virginia Opera ends the season with a spellbinding production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman
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...
Virginia Opera Appoints New Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor, Aaron Breid
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...
Virginia Opera Announces 8th Annual FREE Opera in the Park Performance at Town Point Park, Norfolk
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. ...
Virginia Opera Presents a Winning Pair of Cabaret Style “Sinful Nights”
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...
Update: Virginia Opera announces new location for “A Sinful Night” in Hampton Roads
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...
Virginia Opera opens 2016-2017 Season with a dynamic double-bill of Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
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...