Opera Company of Middlebury

09/01/2026

✨ CAST SPOTLIGHT: Claire McCahan, Mezzo-soprano ✨

Making her OCM debut, Claire brings vocal experience that spans Baroque, recital, opera, and contemporary repertoire. Reflecting on what drew her to Rappahannock County, she said:

"In this age of widespread visual media, the realities of war are visible to us, but how many of us block out war until it becomes a part of our own lives? How does the proletariat stop the atrocities taking place? I think this piece will be received differently now than it was when it premiered 16 years ago, with America's dialogue around race and war having evolved even in that short a time."

Claire most recently appeared in Sunday in the Park with George and The House on Mango Street with the Glimmerglass Festival in 2025. Audiences at our fall festival can look forward to her "captivating stage presence and vocal virtuosity."

Claire will be performing in both Rappahannock County and the OCM Festival String Quartet concert! Don't miss out!

Tickets: townhalltheater.org/ocmspring2026

08/28/2026

✨ CAST SPOTLIGHT: Renée Richardson, Soprano ✨

Hear Renée's "compelling, golden-voiced" soprano in her OCM debut this fall. She's excited to take on Mark Campbell's tapestry of characters:

"I love the way Mark Campbell tells this story! While reading the libretto, you can really put yourself in the shoes of each character. I not only have connected with my characters, but I’ve connected with a woman selling pies while gathering intel, a young boy hiding and listening to conversations that could result in his punishment. Reading each piece really does transport you."

Her most recent roles include Cassandra in The Secret River with Opera Orlando, La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro with Pensacola Opera, and Mimì in La Bohème with Madison Opera.

Reneé and the rest of the Rappahannock County cast arrive in just a few short weeks!

Get your tickets now: townhalltheater.org/ocmspring2026

08/27/2026

Save the date for our costume sale!
September 4 & 5

All proceeds benefit Opera Company of Middlebury, Middlebury Community Players, and Town Hall Theater

08/26/2026

📣📣📣 Tickets on sale NOW for our fall festival, Music in Troubled Times featuring Rappahannock County!

September 23 - October 4

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FESTIVAL EVENTS
Wed, Sept 23 | Festival Opening: Film Screening “Shostakovich against Stalin: The War Symphonies”
Thur, Sept 24 | Concert: OCM Festival String Quartet
Sun, Sept 27 | Lecture: “Music and Social Power” with Dr. William Nash
Sept 30, Oct 2 & 4 | Opera: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY

Learn more ocmvermont.org/fall2026
Tickets https://www.townhalltheater.org/ocmspring2026

08/10/2026

Introducing the cast of Rappahannock County!

Our fall festival explores music that reflects on troubled times and features Ricky Ian Gordon and Mark Campbell's dramatic opera, Rappahannock County. Set in Virginia, this piece examines the human cost of the American Civil War, based on letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts.

Meet the powerhouse cast bringing these stories to life!

Renée Richardson, Soprano
Claire McCahan, Mezzo-soprano
Patrick Bessenbacher, Tenor
Joshua Jeremiah, Baritone
Adam Richardson, Baritone

Learn more about the cast at ocmvermont.org/fall26cast

P.S. You can catch Adam and Claire as soloists alongside the OCM Festival String Quartet on September 24!
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Opera Company of Middlebury presents our Fall 2026 festival....
MUSIC IN TROUBLED TIMES featuring RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY
September 23 - October 4, 2026

Festival tickets and registration available soon!
Members August 17 | General Public August 24

Learn more --> ocmvermont.org

08/03/2026

📣 Announcing our 2026 Fall Festival... MUSIC IN TROUBLED TIMES
September 23 – October 4, 2026

A festival of chamber music, film, conversation, and opera, featuring: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY by Ricky Ian Gordon and Mark Campbell, directed by Douglas Anderson, conducted by Filippo Ciabatti

FESTIVAL EVENTS
WED, SEPT 23 Festival Opening: Film Screening “Shostakovich against Stalin: The War Symphonies”
THU, SEPT 24 Concert: OCM Festival String Quartet
SUN, SEPT 27 Lecture: “Music and Social Power” with Dr. William Nash
SEPT 30, OCT 2 & OCT 4 Opera: RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY

All events at Town Hall Theater.

🎟️ Tickets on sale SOON: Members Aug 17 | General Public Aug 24
➡️ Learn more at ocmvermont.org

07/21/2026

06/24/2026

✨ 24th Season coming soon ✨