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'''Charlottesville Opera''' is an opera company founded in [[Charlottesville]], formerly known as Ash Lawn Opera.<ref>{{cite-cville|title=ARTS Pick: Middlemarch in Spring|url=https://www.c-ville.com/arts-pick-middlemarch-spring/|author=C-VILLE Writers|publishdate=March 23, 2017|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://charlottesvilleopera.org/history/|author=Charlottesville Opera|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref>
'''Charlottesville Opera''', formerly known as Ash Lawn Opera, is an opera company based in [[Charlottesville]]. The company traces its history to 1978, when Priscilla Little led the first of a series of performances at [[Ash Lawn-Highland]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://charlottesvilleopera.org/history/|author=Charlottesville Opera|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, Ash Lawn Opera changed its name to Charlottesville Opera.<ref>{{cite-cville|title=ARTS Pick: Middlemarch in Spring|url=https://www.c-ville.com/arts-pick-middlemarch-spring/|author=C-VILLE Writers|publishdate=March 23, 2017|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref> An organizational restructuring occurred in late 2018,<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Charlottesville Opera making organizational transition to general director model|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/entertainment/charlottesville-opera-making-organizational-transition-to-general-director-model/article_531f3e48-c35e-11e8-9463-23c0a363ae58.html|author=Staff Reports|publishdate=September 28, 2018|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref> and David O'Dell was hired as the company's general director in January 2019.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Charlottesville Opera names O'Dell as general director|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/entertainment/charlottesville-opera-names-o-dell-as-general-director/article_18e0b2ae-1b9a-11e9-98f0-5f62210f69ce.html|author=Staff Reports|publishdate=January 18, 2019|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref>


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Charlottesville Opera, formerly known as Ash Lawn Opera, is an opera company based in Charlottesville. The company traces its history to 1978, when Priscilla Little led the first of a series of performances at Ash Lawn-Highland. [1] In 2017, Ash Lawn Opera changed its name to Charlottesville Opera.[2] An organizational restructuring occurred in late 2018,[3] and David O'Dell was hired as the company's general director in January 2019.[4]


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References

  1. Web. History, Charlottesville Opera, retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. Web. ARTS Pick: Middlemarch in Spring, C-VILLE Writers, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, March 23, 2017, retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. Web. Charlottesville Opera making organizational transition to general director model, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, September 28, 2018, retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. Web. Charlottesville Opera names O'Dell as general director, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 18, 2019, retrieved January 13, 2020.

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