Press Releases

  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....

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 Wagner when he was just 26 years...

Posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016 10:30 pm By HOLLY PRESTIDGE Richmond Times-Dispatch From productions rarely seen in this country to beloved opera classics that have entertained the masses for more than a century, Virginia Opera’s 2016-17 repertoire pushes...

By Montague Gammon III. That is very much the message that comes through when talking to Virginia Opera’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Adam Turner, about the upcoming production of The Flying Dutchman, which got grand reviews at the Glimmerglass Festival...

The Virginian-Pilot Jan 23, 2016- Virginia Opera has announced its plans for the 2016-17 season, which include the next step in its five-season Puccini cycle and the continuation of its First of Firsts series. The season will begin Sept. 30 with a seldom-seen pairing:...

January 5, 2016- Virginia Opera, The Official Opera Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is proud to announce the stunning 2016-2017 Season. Pushing the envelope on exciting repertory as well as continuing the popular First of Firsts series (now in its sixth...

January 8, 2016 - The Virginia Gazette  Virginia Opera's recently announced 2016-2017 season will blend tradition and innovation in four scheduled performances: "Turandot," "Der Freischütz," "The Barber of Seville" and double bill "The Seven Deadly Sins" and...

Written by Erin Lindstrom By: April Phillips Virginian-Pilot correspondent November 6, 2015 “La Boheme,” one of the most recognizable operas of all time, is a work that celebrates the ideals, the beauty and the tragedy of youth. The bohemian characters who give the...