Opera for Everyone ODU

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.

🎙️ 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

Let's Talk Opera | Intelligence 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...

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

🍻 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!

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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🎉 Happy 154th birthday, Aida! Since its 1871 premiere, this monumental opera has captivated audiences with its sweeping music and timeless drama. Celebrate Aida’s legacy with us and experience it live on stage this March! 🔗 Get your tickets at vaopera.org/aida ❓ Got questions? Send us a message at [email protected] or call the box office at 866-673-7282. #vaopera #opera #wherevoicerules #aida #verdi #neonnfk #rvatakesthestage #loveva #visitnorfolkva

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.