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Commissioned by Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony Loving v. Virginia | Richmond, VA

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Performance Details

  • Date Friday, May 9, 2025
  • Time 7:30 pm
  • Venue Carpenter Theatre
  • music Damien Geter
  • libretto Jessica Murphy Moo
  • director Denyce Graves
  • conductor Adam Turner

Richmond Symphony and Virginia Opera present the highly anticipated world premiere of Damien Geter’s Loving v. Virginia. A young couple’s interracial marriage in 1958 sparks a case that leads to the Supreme Court and a victory for civil rights in the United States. This operatic retelling is based on the true story of Mildred and Richard Loving.

Learn more about the production here.