Virginia Opera

Hailed by critics as the first truly "American Opera", and winner of the very first Tony Award for Best Original Score (1947), Street Scene mixes comedy, romance, and tragedy within a single New York City tenement. The score features jazz, Broadway show-stoppers, and full-throated verismo lyricism. Kurt Weill's Street Scene is considered the first real successor of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, but it actually garnered more favorable reviews and enjoyed a longer Broadway run!
The orchestra for this production is provided by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
Running Time: 2 hours 35 minutes (including intermission)
Sung in English with English Supertitles

Considered one of the top 10 operas in the world, Don Giovanni blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements into Mozart's popular opera buffa. Don Giovanni is the consummate bad boy - a licentious nobleman who outrages all who encounter him with his philandering ways. This opera confronts all-too familiar contemporary and universal topics of sex, power, and morality.
The orchestra for this production is provided by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
Running Time: 2 hours 55 minutes (including intermission)
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

This comic opera is Donizetti's most-performed opera worldwide with sparkling effervescent tunes, emotional melodies, and the quack medicine man selling his love potion. The original rom-com (romantic comedy), the characters develop before our very eyes in a most touching love story containing one of the most famous tenor arias of all time "Una furtiva lagrima".
The orchestra for this production is provided by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
Running Time: 2 hours 55 minutes (including intermission)
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

Puccini's timeless masterpiece takes the Virginia Opera stage rendering this heartbreaking drama and mesmerizing score, featuring the poignant aria "Un bel di". A tale of love and sacrifice set against a clash of cultures, Puccini's use of authentic Japanese themes and soaring Italian lyricism created a powerful emotional experience.
The orchestra for this production is provided by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra.
Running Time: 2 hours 57 minutes (including intermission)
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles