Opera for Everyone ODU

Opera for Everyone ODU Register in class on first day Ms. Hoy has performed extensively in recital, opera and oratorio. Hoy has been teaching voice privately for over 30 years.

FALL 2025: Karen Hoy will teach the 12-week class on Tuesdays (10am-12pm) beginning September 9
Location: ODU Diehn Fine and Performing Arts
Composers Room
Price $300 includes VIP parking next to building. KAREN HOY is originally from Philadelphia, received the Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University and Master of Science degree from The Juilliard School. Her opera roles include; Norina in Don Pasquale, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Carolina in The Secret Marriage, Elisa in Il Re Pastore, Annchen in Der Freischütz, Madame Heartfelt in The Impresario, and Fiona in Brigadoon among others. Her major instructors were Ellen Faull, Estelle Liebling, and Eleanor Steber. Prominent conductors and directors she has worked with include James Conlon (Alice Tully Hall), Robert Page, Martial Singher, Gustav Meier, Abraham Kaplan, Anton Coppola and Boris Goldovsky. Hoy has made her home in Norfolk since 1993 maintaining a private studio of advanced high school students and adults. She has also taught at The Pennsylvania State University, Christopher Newport University, The Governor's School for the Arts and Old Dominion University. Her students have been accepted at major music schools and conservatories and former students have sung at major opera houses in the United States, Europe and on Broadway. She has regularly presented her students and other gifted, emerging local singers in theme recitals including; Made in America, La Serenissima, Schumann Liederabend, The Songs of Libby Larsen, Mendelssohn and The Sopranos and many more. Along with private voice she has taught lyric diction, opera workshop and Art Song Literature, and has presented workshops on art song in Hampton Roads and central Pennsylvania.

02/05/2026
02/05/2026

Join Virginia Opera for a concert featuring an assortment of popular songs from opera and musical theatre. Revisit your past favorites as well as hear some new ones!

February 10 at 5:30 PM | Piedmont Club, Haymarket | $15 per person | Email [email protected] to register
February 12 at 7:00 PM | Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, Fairfax | Free and open to the public
February 14 at 2:00 PM | Williamsburg Regional Library, Williamsburg | Free and open to the public
February 15 at 4:00 PM | Lemon Tree Gallery, Cape Charles | $25 per person | Register at artsentercapecharles.org

Images from the Hylton Performing Arts Center’s Virginia Opera: A Taste of Opera. Photos by Doug Sanford.

02/05/2026

🎙️ Our Artistic Director, Adam Turner, sat down with Mike Goldberg on VPM Radio for a behind-the-scenes conversation about Intelligence. From the music to the meaning, hear what makes this powerful work so unforgettable!

🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/IntelligenceVPM

🎟️ Tickets start at $30!
🔗 Get your tickets at vaopera.org/intelligence
❓Got questions? Send us a message at [email protected] or give the box office a call at 866-673-7282
📢 Please be cautious of third-party sellers. For the best prices, always buy your tickets directly from the Virginia Opera website at vaopera.org.

📷 Dave Pearson Photography

https://youtu.be/DCF27UTcGvI
01/28/2026

https://youtu.be/DCF27UTcGvI

Watch as Josh Borths dives into the musical world of Intelligence, including insights into composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, and how music bri...

01/12/2026

Just a reminder that the panel is in TWO days! If you haven't registered yet, there is still time!

Join historians Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Dr. Stephanie Richmond, and Timothy Orr for an engaging discussion on the true Civil War-era stories behind Intelligence. Moderated by Artistic Director & Chief Conductor Adam Turner, this panel uncovers daring spy networks, acts of resistance, and the courageous individuals, like Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Jane Bowser, who made history.

Stick around after for a live musical performance by our artists!

📍235 E Plume St. | Room 650
📅 Tuesday, January 13 from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM
🔗 Register at norfolk.libcal.com/event/15980758

01/12/2026

🍻 Tap Into Virginia Opera is a month away!

Join us for a 1920s Winter Beer Garden bash as the Harrison Opera House transforms into a Prohibition-style hideaway filled with great brews, local bites, and speakeasy glam. Enjoy unlimited samples, explore our secret speakeasy, shop local vendors, and grab dinner from on-site food trucks that will be serving up delicious eats for purchase all evening!

Come dressed for the Jazz Age and drink like it’s Prohibition! 🎷🥂

Proceeds from Tap Into VAOPERA go towards our Civic Engagement and Education programs.

📍Harrison Opera House
📅 Friday, February 13 from 5-8 PM
🎟️ Tickets are $30. Get your tickets at vaopera.org/beer!

01/05/2026

Hidden histories come to life. 🕵🏾‍♀️✨ — The Downtown Branch at Slover is honored to host a historian-led panel discussion, where we’ll be exploring the real Civil War–era stories behind the opera Intelligence. Guided by expert voices in history and moderated by Adam Turner, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of . Join us Tuesday, Jan. 13th for a conversation that uncovers powerful acts of resistance and the courageous individuals whose stories deserve the spotlight.

📝 Register: norfolk.libcal.com/event/15980758
ℹ︎ For more info visit: vaopera.org/intelligence
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12/24/2025
11/24/2025

On Saturday four of us from the Opera For Everyone ODU class saw the Met HD live production of Richard Strauss’ “Arabella”. It gave us an authentic glimpse of late 19th century Vienna with its elaborate sets and costumes! The story puts a new twist on the idea of a “a pants role” and I’m very glad I didn’t live in Vienna during those times! One of my former voice teachers, Eleanor Steber, sang the title role in the American premier at the Met somewhere in the 50’s. She was a wonderful singer but America was infatuated with European singers at that time so her talents were not as recognized as they should have been! She was the consummate Mozart soprano.

11/23/2025
11/23/2025

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