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Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony announce Denyce Graves secured to direct World Premiere Co-Commission of Loving v. Virginia

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Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony Receive Special Recognition Award from Virginia Commission for the Arts

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Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony announce Loving v. Virginia to become subject of a major new opera

Richmond Free Press, 2/24/23
Arts funding to support opera about Loving court case

Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2/11/23
Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony receive $45,000 grant for ‘Loving v. Virginia’ opera

Style Weekly, 11/11/22
Words of Loving

Axios (Richmond), 5/24/22
Loving v. Virginia case legalizing interracial marriage made into opera

WVTF Public Radio, 5/23/22
Groundbreaking Supreme Court case to get opera treatment

Daily Press, 5/19/22
Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage nationwide. The story behind it will now become an opera.

VCU News, 5/19/22VCU News, 5/19/22
ICA at VCU partners with Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony for ‘Loving v. Virginia’ opera

WRIC-TV, 5/19/22
Groundbreaking interracial marriage Supreme Court Case becomes subject of newest Virginia opera

Roanoke Times, 5/21/22
‘Loving v. Virginia’: A commonwealth couple’s courtroom right legalized interracial marriage

Virginian-Pilot, 5/19/22
Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage nationwide. The story behind it will now become an opera

League of American Orchestras, 5/18/22
Richmond Symphony to partner with Virginia Opera for new opera about Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court case

WTKR-TV, 5/18/22
Virginia Opera, Richmond Symphony announce Loving v. Virginia to become subject of new opera

Richmond Times-Dispatch, 5/16/22
Virginia Opera and Richmond Symphony announce plans for Loving v. Virginia opera

WWBT-TV 12, 5/16/22
Historic ‘Loving v. Virginia” court case to become subject of new opera

Style Weekly, 5/16/22
Marriage Story

Opera Wire, 5/13/22
Virginia Opera & Richmond Symphony to World Premiere ‘Loving v. Virginia’ in 2024-25