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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...
Virginia Opera Appoints New Executive/Artistic Coordinator
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...
Virginia Opera Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant for Tourism Marketing
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...