The 2021-2022 Pocket Guide to Opera in the Mid-Atlantic

In person opera is returning as opera houses across the mid-Atlantic re-open, beginning this Fall/Winter and intensifying next Spring.  Below is an overview of the 2021-2022 season, enabling a quick look for planning purposes; be sure to check which COVID restrictions might be in place at the time and venue you wish to attend.  This listing will be maintained and updated on OperaGene’s “Seasonal Lists” page (see link above); online/video productions are not listed.  Perusing the list, I think you will see that there are more opportunities in the mid-Atlantic to enjoy live, staged opera this coming season than you might have imagined, and It has been a long wait: Enjoy!

Academy of Vocal Arts (Philadelphia) –   https://avaopera.org

October 15 – Giargiari Bel Canto Competition

November 12 (Gala), 13, 14, 20, 30 – Celebration of Opera

January 22, 25, 27, 29 – Eugene Onegin

February 19, 22, 24, 26 – Mignon

March 19, 20 – Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music

April 30, May 3, 5, 7, 10, 14 – La Bohème

May 13 – Farewell Recital

Annapolis Opera -  https://annapolisopera.org 

August 28 - Sunder, a new works reading

November 5, 7 - Cinderella

January 27, 29 - La Bohème

February 13, Songs of Love

March 18, 19, 20 - Into the Woods

April 30 - Voices of Our Time

May 1 - Vocal Competition

May 15 - Hansel and Gretel

Baltimore Concert Opera – https://www.baltimoreconcertopera.com 

October 14 - Thirsty Thursdays at the Opera

November 12, 14 - The Medium

February 18, 20 - The Barber of Seville (staged with orchestra)

March 24 – Thirsty Thursdays at the Opera

April 22, 24 - Adriana Lecouvreur

Bel Cantanti Opera (Maryland DC suburbs) – https://www.belcantanti.com

awaiting announcement

Charlottesville Opera – https://www.charlottesvilleopera.org 

awaiting announcement

Curtis Opera Theatre (Philadelphia) – https://www.curtis.edu/performances/202122-season/curtis-opera-theatre/ 

November 4, 5, 6 – Mercy, a re-imagining of La clemenza di Tito

March 3, 4, 5, 6 – Cosi fan tutte

May 5, 7 – Dangerous Liaisons

TBA – The Medium/Triple-Sec

Maryland Lyric Opera (Maryland DC suburbs)– https://mdlo.org  

awaiting announcement

Opera Delaware – https://www.operade.org 

October 7, 8 - Don Pasquale in concert

December 5 - Sunday Spotlight Recital: Jennifer Zetlan and Aurelien Eulert

February 25, 27 - The Barber of Seville

January 9 - Sunday Spotlight Recital: Eric McKeever and Aurelien Eulert

May 20, 22 - The Marriage of Figaro

May 27 - Sunday Spotlight Recital: Robin Steitz and Nathaniel LaNasa

Opera in Williamsburg - https://www.operainwilliamsburg.org 

September 10, 12 - L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love)

May-June - La Bohème

Opera Lafayette (DC and NYC)– https://operalafayette.org 

September 8 (cancelled), 9 (benefit performance) – The Blacksmith (Le Maréchal ferrant)/Dom Flemons

Opera on the James (Lynchburg, VA) - https://www.operaonthejames.org

November 12, 14 - The Barber of Seville

Opera Philadelphia - https://www.operaphila.org 

August 26 - An Evening of Vocal Fireworks: Amici e Rivali

January 21, 23 - Oediipus Rex + Lilacs

April 29, May 1, 6, 8 - Rigoletto

Opera Roanoke - https://operaroanoke.org

November 5, 7 - Bluebeard’s Castle

April 24 - Cycles of My Being, Lawrence Brownlee

May 13, 15 - Verdi’s Requiem

Pittsburgh Festival Opera - https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org

September 14 - Legends in Limelight: Michael Chioldi, Baritone

October 19 - Legends in Limelight: Gregory Kunde, Tenor

November 16 - Legends in Limelight: Marjorie Owens, Soprano

December 8 - Holiday spectacular

Pittsburgh Opera - https://www.pittsburghopera.org  

November 6, 9, 12, 14 - The Magic Flute

January 22, 23, 25, 30 - The Rose Elf

February 19, 22, 25, 27, March 1, 3 - In Grove

March 26, 29, April 1, 3 - Carmen

April 23, 26, 28, 29, May 1 - Blue

 Urban Arias (DC) – https://www.urbanarias.org

awaiting announcement

 Victory Hall Opera (Charlottesville, VA) – https://www.victoryhallopera.org

October 8 – No Daughter of Mine

January, TBA – Fat Pig

Virginia Opera - (Norfolk, Richmond, Fairfax https://vaopera.org  

September 12, 19 - Das Rheingold

November 5, 6, 7, 13, 14 19, 21 - La Bohème: Rodolfo Remembers

January 28, 29, 30, 5, 6, 11,13 - Three Decembers

March 25, 26, 27, April 1, 3, 9, 10 - The Marriage of Figaro

Washington Concert Opera - https://concertopera.org

November 21 - Maometto II

April 24 - Orphée

May 22 - Lakmé

Washington National Opera - https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/

November 6, 8, 10, 14 - Come Home: a Celebration of Return

March 5, 9, 13, 19, 21, 25 - Written in Stone

March 12, 14, 18, 20, 23, 26 - Cosi fan tutte

May 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28 - Carmen

 Washington Opera Society (DC) – http://www.washingtonoperasociety.org

September 17 – Tales of Hoffman - postponed

 Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, VA) - https://www.wolftrap.org/opera.aspx  

awaiting announcement