Blue Ridge Opera

04/23/2025

B.R.O. Alumni Elliot Matheny, Nicholas Carratura, and Katelyn Neumann will be singing the solo parts of Beethoven’s iconic 9’th Symphony with the Main Street Chamber Orchestra, under the baton of Leonard Bernstein’s pupil, Maestro Jon Goldberg, this upcoming Saturday 4/26 at 4pm, in Berryville, VA. Tickets cost $35/ adults, and are free for children.

The MSCO will present Beethoven's Symphony 9, his majestic appeal to the brotherhood of all humanity.

02/05/2025

In honor of Valentine’s week, this upcoming Monday, February 10’th, at 5:30 pm, please join us at Osteria Maria to hear the Blue Ridge Opera present “Opera at the Movies - operatic arias and songs from the silver screen!” Enjoy a delicious 4 course meal, hand prepared by Chef de Cuisine, Biagio Vignola (former Chef de Partie at the 3 Michelin Star restaurant, The Inn at Little Washington) with 4 operatic interludes performed by Virginia opera singers Melissa Chavez, Nicholas Carratura, and Elliot Matheny.

Tickets for the event are $95 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity, and must be purchased in advance.
To place a reservation contact (540) 631-1101 and provide a $25 downpayment. Osteria Maria is located at 510 S Royal Ave, Front Royal VA.

10/10/2024

A timeline of Blue Ridge Opera’s opera performance history:

La Bohéme, by Giacomo Puccini - 2017, 2018

Madama Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini - 2018

Carmen, by Georges Bizet - 2018

L’elisir d’amore, by Gaetano Donizetti - 2019

La Bohéme, by Giacomo Puccini - 2022

La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi - 2023

10/10/2024

The cast of Blue Ridge Opera’s 2022 production of La Bohéme, at Osteria Maria, Front Royal VA.

10/10/2024

The cast of Blue Ridge Opera’s inaugural production- La Bohéme, by Giacomo Puccini. Osteria Maria, Front Royal VA, February 2017.

10/10/2024

10/10/2024

Founding members of the Blue Ridge Opera - Nicholas Carratura, Melissa Chavez, and Elliot Matheny (left to right).