Virtual Opera Chats

For our 2020 series of Virtual Opera Chats, audience members were invited to watch a streaming opera performance from home, and then join in an interactive conversation about the work with artists involved in its creation. You can watch some of our previous VOCs here.


Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom

Evans Mirageas hosts a conversation with composer/librettist Nkeiru Okoye about her opera, Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom, commissioned by American Opera Project.

To watch the full opera, visit American Opera Project here.


Lawrence Brownlee and Friends: The Next Chapter

Cincinnati Opera Artistic Advisor and renowned bass Morris Robinson is joined by tenor Lawrence Brownlee and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges to discuss Lyric Opera of Chicago’s concert event, “Lawrence Brownlee and Friends: The Next Chapter.”

To watch the full concert, visit Lyric Opera of Chicago here. (Streaming through Jan. 2021)