High drama – at its best. The most iconic of all bel canto operas, Lucia di Lammermoor is the consummate tale of thwarted love and dashed expectations. This opera clearly paints a sensitive portrait of a woman at the breaking point, fully expressed in the most...
High drama – at its best. The most iconic of all bel canto operas, Lucia di Lammermoor is the consummate tale of thwarted love and dashed expectations. This opera clearly paints a sensitive portrait of a woman at the breaking point, fully expressed in the most...
Be prepared with A Midsummer Night’s Dream for more than a vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s classic story. This tour-de-force opera by Benjamin Britten ranks right up there with Verdi’s masterpieces and the all-time best of comic opera. The inventive and enchanting...
Be prepared with A Midsummer Night’s Dream for more than a vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s classic story. This tour-de-force opera by Benjamin Britten ranks right up there with Verdi’s masterpieces and the all-time best of comic opera. The inventive and enchanting...
A “spaghetti western” for the opera is woven with suspense and adventure through Giacomo Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West.” Virginia Opera’s production of this classic, which opened last Friday at Dominion Arts Center, is pitch perfect, making for a wonderful...