Historic Theatre at the Academy Center of the Arts, 524 Main St., 24504

La Traviata will bring the splendor of the opera voice to a space that was built to showcase it! This love story of fate and sacrifice by Giuseppe Verdi is considered his most famous opera. Violetta delights in high-class pleasures, but she is secretly dying. Will this fallen woman know true love before death claims her? Tickets will be sold by the Academy - pricing and other ticketing information to come.

Free Prelude Talk for ticket holders at 2:00pm.

Historic Theatre at the Academy Center of the Arts, 524 Main St., 24504

La Traviata will bring the splendor of the opera voice to a space that was built to showcase it! This love story of fate and sacrifice by Giuseppe Verdi is considered his most famous opera. Violetta delights in high-class pleasures, but she is secretly dying. Will this fallen woman know true love before death claims her? Tickets will be sold by the Academy - pricing and other ticketing information to come.

Free Prelude Talk for ticket holders at 6:30pm.

Timberlake United Methodist Church, 21649 Timberlake Rd., 24502

Performance of SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE (Bucci), TROUBLE IN TAHITI (Bernstein), concert selections from PORGY AND BESS (Gershwin), and classical arrangements of cowboy and American folk songs. General seating and all tickets $20. To purchase tickets, please call OOTJ at 434-528-3397.

AMERICAN OPERA BONANZA! is a 40-minute introduction to American opera for children, grades K-8. Learn about opera while being engaged by talented, professional opera performers. The artists will demonstrate the vocal and dramatic skills needed to sing fun & captivating sections from a variety of American Operas.