VHO Director of Music & former Metropolitan Opera Principal Artist Brenda Patterson presents the pre-show lecture for the Met in HD broadcast of Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, one of the strangest and most inventive works in the repertoire. More info & tickets here.

VHO Co-founder and UVA Catalyst Program Lecturer Brenda Patterson leads a presentation for young artists at the Wintergreen Music Festival on how to rethink the traditional structures of the performing arts, to create a sustainable, self-driven career with integrity & intention. More info here.

VHO returns for a third summer of outdoor concerts in the splendor of Nature at the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler. ALL PERFORMANCES ARE NOW SOLD OUT. More event info here.

(RAIN DATE PERFORMANCE). VHO returns for a third summer of outdoor concerts in the splendor of Nature at the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler. ALL PERFORMANCES ARE NOW SOLD OUT. More event info here.

VHO returns for a third summer of outdoor concerts in the splendor of Nature at the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler. THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE RAIN DATE OF FRIDAY, JUNE 7. More event info here.

Can supporting the arts be this delicious? We think so. You’re invited to VHO’s fabulous evening of singing, hors d’oeuvres, Spring cocktails, plus wines and bubbly curated by Somm Scala at Market Street Wine. Info and tickets here.

VHO Dir. of Music and former Metropolitan Opera Principal Artist Brenda Patterson hosts the pre-show lecture for the MET broadcast of Gounod’s classic, Roméo et Juliette at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. More info and tickets here.

Final Casting of the 5 young opera singers to be featured artists in VHO’s documentary film, YAPs, will be announced on our website on March 26!

Miriam Gordon-Stewart hosts the pre-show talk for the Metropolitan Opera Broadcast of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino at Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater. More info and tickets here.

VHO Artistic Director Miriam Gordon-Stewart guest hosts on WTJU 91.1 FM in Charlottesville, sharing some of opera’s greatest “Greetings & Farewells”.

VHO Artistic Director Miriam Gordon-Stewart introduces the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Anthony Davis’ X: The Life & Times of Malcolm X , which features two VHO Troupe members in the cast, at Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater. Tickets and Info here.

VHO takes Ned Rorem’s piercing, monumental song cycle - a deeply personal exploration of the intersection of faith and queer identity for 4 voices - on tour. This performance is presented with Lyric Fest, an innovative song & storytelling series in Philadelphia, PA. More info here.

VHO takes Ned Rorem’s piercing, monumental song cycle - a deeply personal exploration of the intersection of faith and queer identity for 4 singers - on tour. This performance is presented as part of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Sunday Concert Series in Boston, MA. More info here.

VHO takes Ned Rorem’s piercing, monumental song cycle - a deeply personal exploration of the intersection of faith and queer identity for 4 singers - on tour. Tickets go on sale August 1 for this first performance in Charlottesville, VA. More info here.

VHO Dir. of Music and former Metropolitan Opera Principal Artist Brenda Patterson introduces the Met production of Mozart & Da Ponte’s iconic and controversial masterwork, at Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater. More info here.

VHO Artistic Director and soprano Miriam Gordon-Stewart introduces and provides backstage insights for the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Terence Blanchard & Michael Cristofer’s Champion, at The Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville. More info here.

VHO unites the operatic cast of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the radiant youth chorus of UVA’s Chamber Singers and stars of Deaf theater, in a contemporary retelling of a fateful myth that asks “How far would you go to preserve a life?” More info and tickets here.

VHO unites the operatic cast of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the radiant youth chorus of UVA’s Chamber Singers and stars of Deaf theater, in a contemporary retelling of a fateful myth that asks “How far would you go to preserve a life?” More info and tickets here.

VHO unites the operatic cast of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the radiant youth chorus of UVA’s Chamber Singers and stars of Deaf theater, in a contemporary retelling of a fateful myth that asks “How far would you go to preserve a life?” More info and tickets here.

Stay tuned as VHO prepares to announce our 8th Season of groundbreaking work . . .

SINGTANK convenes its 2nd Annual online Summit of professional opera singers, to candidly debate issues of Philosophy, Policy & Practice in our field. To learn more about SINGTANK, VHO’s artist-advocacy think tank, click here.

VHO Troupe members Brenda Patterson (mezzo-soprano) and Will Ferguson (tenor) solo with the Richmond Symphony in Handel’s Christmas classic. Tickets $25: click here to purchase.

Soprano Janinah Burnett presents a night of classical-jazz fusion with her band of jazz all-stars, in “Love the Color of Your Butterfly”. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

VHO Artistic Director Miriam Gordon-Stewart presents the Metropolitan Opera in HD Pre-show lecture for Brett Dean’s Hamlet. As a friend and collaborator of both the composer and the librettist of this contemporary opera, Ms. Gordon-Stewart brings backstage insights to this live broadcast.

Immersive outdoor concert series set in the spectacular Quarry Gardens in Schuyler, VA.

ALL CONCERTS SOLD OUT

Immersive outdoor concert series set in the spectacular Quarry Gardens in Schuyler, VA.

ALL CONCERTS SOLD OUT

Immersive outdoor concert series set in the spectacular Quarry Gardens in Schuyler, VA.

ALL CONCERTS SOLD OUT

Immersive outdoor concert series set in the spectacular Quarry Gardens in Schuyler, VA.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW