A tenth season, to be specific–this was the tenth summer that I’ve done production photography for Charlottesville Opera (formerly Ash Lawn Opera Festival). Under the leadership of a new general director who arrived in early spring, the opera put together a somewhat different array of productions, including a “favorites” staged concert and a Young Artists production of the Peter Brooks “Tragedy of Carmen,” held in a smaller venue (Grisham Auditorium at St. Anne’s-Belfield, the school where I just finished a 24-year teaching career). In both shows, conductor Steven Jarvi and the orchestra were on the stage rather than in the pit, which created both challenges and some cool opportunities for photographs.
Here are a few pictures from the “Encore!” concert and “Tragedy of Carmen”–these wonderful performances sounded as beautiful as they looked!
The view from Red Hill 
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