In a pledge to nurture the next generation of gifted artists creating new opera experiences,
Virginia Opera is thrilled to introduce audiences to the contemporary opera Sanctuary Road by
composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell. Based on the life and writings of William
Still, an African American leader on the Underground Railroad who helped more than 800
enslaved people escape to freedom, Sanctuary Road distills and dramatizes the stories from
Still’s book. Interviewing the men and women he helped find passage north, Still kept careful
records, including a brief biography and the destination for each, along with any alias they had
adopted. Moravec and Campbell transformed these daring stories of courage, perseverance, and
sacrifice into an enthralling historical oratorio. Sanctuary Road received its world premiere
staging in 2020 at Carnegie Hall in New York—a performance praised by Broadway World for
its “riveting, pulsating wall of sound [and] stellar soloists.” The music for this production is
provided by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Sung in English with English surtitles.
Center for the Arts at George Mason University is at 4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA.
Brian Ganz: A Chopin Recital (5/4/24-5/4/24)
Bamberg Symphony with Hélène Grimaud (4/27/24-4/27/24)
The Okee Dokee Brothers (4/21/24-4/21/24)
Small Island Big Song (4/20/24-4/20/24)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Three Great Romantics (4/7/24-4/7/24)
Mutts Gone Nuts (4/6/24-4/6/24)
Trinity Irish Dance Company (3/24/24-3/24/24)
Virginia Opera: Madama Butterfly (3/17/24-3/17/24)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin and Liszt (3/3/24-3/3/24)
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Chanukah in the Dark
Theater J (12/6 - 12/21) | |
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The Snowman and The Snowdog
Imagination Stage (11/22 - 1/4)
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ho ho ho ha ha ha ha
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (11/13 - 12/21) | |
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Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (12/5 - 12/23) | |
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Guys and Dolls
Shakespeare Theatre Company (12/2 - 1/4) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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The Okee Dokee Brothers
The Music Center at Strathmore (3/22 - 3/22) | |
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Our Town
Shenandoah Conservatory (3/26 - 3/29) | |
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A Christmas Carol
Ford's Theatre (11/20 - 12/31) | |
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Carla Hall - Please Underestimate Me
Olney Theatre Center (6/3 - 7/12) | |
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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Olney Theatre Center (11/28 - 12/28) | |
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