Loudoun Lyric Opera

09/22/2025

🎭 Immediate Casting Call 🎭

Loudoun Lyric Opera is urgently seeking a dynamic performer for the role of Ivan Karas in A Cossack Beyond the Danube by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky.

About the Role:
Ivan Karas is a comic baritone role — lively, humorous, and central to the opera’s charm.

Details:
• Production: A Cossack Beyond the Danube
• Languages: Sung in Ukrainian (IPA provided); English dialogue
• Role: Ivan Karas (baritone)
• Compensation: $1,000 honorarium
• Rehearsals Begin: October 13
• Performances: November 15, 16, 22, and 23
• Saturdays at 7:00 PM
• Sundays at 4:00 PM
• Venue: Dreamscapes Performing Arts Center
21014 Whitfield Pl, Sterling, VA 20165

If you or someone you know is interested, please connect with us.
📩 Contact: mark@loudounlyricopera.org
🌐 More Info: loudounlyricopera.org

09/17/2025

We had a great time featuring two of our performers, Sally Freeland and Lance Fisher, at the 22nd annual Washington Ukrainian Festival! Catch them in November as they perform the roles of Odarka and Andriy in A Cossack Beyond the Danube! Tickets on sale now. https://loudounlyricopera.thundertix.com/events/250557

09/16/2025

From our friends at StageCoach Theatre Company.

Now Seeking a Director!
StageCoach Theatre is looking for a director for our December murder mystery, The Most Murderous Time of the Year.

We're seeking someone with experience in dinner theatre and improv, ready to bring this fully-scripted holiday whodunit to life!

Details:
- Auditions and rehearsals begin late September in Ashburn, VA
- Performances run in December at local historic venues, restaurants, and wineries
- A stipend will be paid per performance

Interested? Contact Jerri Wiseman at jerri@stagecoachtc.com.

Let's deck the halls with mystery and mayhem!

09/15/2025

Loudoun Lyric Opera is currently seeking a local, DMV-based orchestra contractor for the 2025/26 season. This is an honorarium-based commitment, but with per-service money available if the contractor would be also playing in the orchestra. For more information, please get in touch directly with our Artistic/General Director at mark@loudounlyricopera.org.

09/15/2025

RESCHEDULED: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Sept. 20th NOVAQWERT will be rescheduled for summer 2026. Thanks to everyone who registered. We’ll notify all when we have a new date.

09/14/2025

Thanks to all who joined in our first Labels & Lyrics benefit of the 2025-26 season this afternoon. Today’s theme was Gilbert & Sullivan. Our next wine tasting on steroids will feature Holiday Classics on December 12th.

08/30/2025

Yesterday our busy board gathered for a productive day of team building, strategizing, and future visioning at our annual retreat. Special thanks to our facilitator Rory Clark and leadership development specialist Lori Brewer Collins for leading the event.

07/08/2025

Attention Singers - Season Auditions are now live!

Join us in auditioning for our 2025/26 season. With two MainStage productions, outreach concerts, benefit performances, and more, the season is packed with exciting opportunities! Visit our audition form for more information. https://forms.gle/j38sS4FQ9gJ8XGHS8

05/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended May 3rd's LLO Presents: Change of the Season featuring baritone Chris Fotis and Music Director Mark Irchai.
The thunderstorm outside that evening added another dimension of drama to our recital, fittingly complemented the cohesive repertoire that featured art songs with themes on the inextricable associations between seasons, nature, and life.

04/25/2025

Just 8 days away!
Join us next Saturday for an unforgettable evening of music at LLO Presents: Change of the Season.
Experience the powerful live performances of baritone Chris Fotis and music director/pianist Mark Irchai as they bring the seasons to life through sound.

Don't miss out — reserve your seats today!

04/23/2025

Join us at LLO Presents: Change of the Season, the latest installment in our "LLO Presents" recital series! Through this special concert, LLO proudly continues its mission of uplifting and showcasing the next generation of vocal talent.

This performance features the return of baritone Chris Fotis, who captivated audiences as Papageno in our 2024 production of "The Magic Flute". Accompanying him on piano is none other than our Artistic & General Director, Mark Irchai.

Don't miss this beautiful evening of music and artistry. See you on May 3rd!

Tickets: https://givebutter.com/aujfmq

04/21/2025

“À Chloris” is the title of one of the most beautiful French melodies ever composed, in this case under the pen of Reynaldo Hahn, on a poem by French Baroque poet Théophile de Viau. In Greek mythology, Chloris (from khloros, meaning “greenish-yellow”, “pale green”, “pale”, “pallid”, or “fresh”) was a nymph/goddess who was associated with spring, flowers and new growth, believed to have dwelt in the Elysian Fields. The imagery of the poem is lush, almost mythological—“ambrosia,” “kings,” “heavenly bliss.” It connects Chloris' love with notions of the divine, elevating the speaker’s feelings to a celestial plane. Come and experience this heavenly melody performed by baritone Chris Fotis at LLO’s “Change of the Season” on May 3rd!

Tickets: https://givebutter.com/aujfmq