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Behind the scenes at Virginia Opera

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Peter Mark: Peter Mark is the Founding General and Artistic Director of Virginia Opera and of International Opera Alliance, as well as an International Opera Coach, Masterclass Teacher, and Conductor. Maestro Mark conducted his 100th Virginia Opera production – Il Trovatore – last season, totaling 700 highly-successful performances led by him on the company’s stages during his career. See vaopera.org/100 for singer and press quotes. As conductor, he has brought the artistic achievements of Virginia Opera to the international stage, conducting the company’s productions and presenting the company’s singers in South America, London, New York, and China, where he conducted Shanghai’s first Italian-language Tosca to open the brand new Opera House of the Oriental Arts Center, China’s first, and was featured on the cover of China’s national Opera News.