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Ausrine Stundyte as Cio-Cio-San, Elizabeth Janes as Butterfly’s child and Sarah Larsen as Suzuki in Seattle Opera's production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Photo by Elise Bakketun.
     
RESULTS  PRODUCTION & COMPANY INFORMATION
Virginia Opera
 Porgy and Bess
Composer:
George Gershwin
Librettist:
Heyward, DuBose
Director(s):
Dorothy Danner Director
Conductor(s):
Peter Mark Music Director
Designer(s):
TBA Costume Designer
Michael Yeargan Scenic Designer
Opening Date: Friday, April 28, 2000
Venue & 
Performance Dates:
Harrison Opera House
April 28,29,30m
George Mason University Center for the Arts
May 4,5,6,7m
Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts
May 10,12,13,14m
Harrison Opera House
May 17,19,20,21m
Cast Information: There is no casting information available for this production at this time.
Company Information
 Virginia Opera
Address:  P.O. Box 2580, Norfolk VA 23501-2580 United States
Web site: www.vaopera.org
Phone:  757-627-9545
Fax:  757-622-0058

Mission Statement/Description:
"Virginia Opera, the official opera company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is one of the finest regional opera companies in America and is the only company to perform regularly in three separate main stage venues: the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, Landmark Theater in Richmond, and GMU Center for the Arts in Fairfax. Organized in 1974, Virginia Opera is respected nationwide for the identification and presentation of the finest young artists, for the musical and dramatic integrity of its productions, and for the ingenuity and variety of its education and outreach programs. The company has 36 main stage performances in three markets reaching nearly 50,000 attendees. In addition, Virginia Opera reaches more than 200,000 students and community members each year through its impressive variety of innovative education and community outreach programs."
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  • JFK - Take the AirTrain ($5 - approx. 15 minutes) to the Jamaica Street Station and transfer to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Take the LIRR to Penn Station ($12 - approx. 35 minutes). See Penn Station directions below.
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