Opening Night with Rebecca Weinstein https://mediaplayer.whro.org/program/openingnight en-us WHRO Public Media A fresh, exciting take on the arts scene in Hampton Roads WHRO Public Media WHRO arts and culture reporter Rebecca Weinstein brings you a fresh, exciting take on our vibrant local arts scene. A seasoned writer and classically trained soprano with a commitment to expanding audiences for the arts, she grew up and discovered her love of the performing arts in the Hampton Roads area, studied music at the prestigious Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and honed her arts writing skills while living and working in the Washington, D.C. area. Rebecca is your friendly, knowledgeable companion for the symphony, the opera, chamber music, and the theater - take your seat and feel the excitement as the lights go down and the performance begins! WHRO arts and culture reporter Rebecca Weinstein brings you a fresh, exciting take on our vibrant local arts scene. A seasoned writer and classically trained soprano with a commitment to expanding audiences for the arts, she grew up and discovered her love of the performing arts in the Hampton Roads area, studied music at the prestigious Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and honed her arts writing skills while living and working in the Washington, D.C. area. Rebecca is your friendly, knowledgeable companion for the symphony, the opera, chamber music, and the theater - take your seat and feel the excitement as the lights go down and the performance begins! WHRO Public Media appledev@whro.org Clean Rebecca Evans, arts, Hampton Roads, symphony, opera, chamber music, theater, reviews, cultural arts, culture <![CDATA[Virginia Symphony Orchestra's 97th Season Opener]]> Society & Culture Sat, 30 Sep 2017 13:00:00 EST https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/openingnight_09282017.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA <![CDATA[Bondage, Booze and Betrayal Abound at Virginia Opera’s Season Opener]]> Society and Culture Fri, 06 Oct 2017 19:12:00 -0400 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2017-10-06-07-20-58-openingnight_10022017.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[The Parchman Hour: On Our Way to Freedom Land With Virginia Stage Company]]> Society and Culture Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:38:00 -0400 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2017-11-03-04-50-26-rebecca_parchmen.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Celebrating Unsung Women Composers and Musical Heroes]]> Society and Culture Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:41:00 -0500 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2017-11-27-01-45-06-rebecca_VSO_WIM.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Sing We Nowell: A Unique and Elegant Holiday Experience With the Virginia Chorale]]> Society and Culture Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:53:00 -0500 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2017-12-11-12-54-50-openingnght_12082017.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[A Joyous, Feel-Good Christmas Carol at Virginia Stage Company]]> Society and Culture Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:21:00 -0500 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2017-12-18-01-22-09-openingnight_12_152017.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Jack Goes More Than Boating Under Chrysler Hall With Generic Theater]]> Society and Culture Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:27:00 -0500 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-01-20-12-29-06-OPENINGNIGHT_01202018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Soprano Amber Garrett Stuns With 'Songs of Freedom' at the TCC Roper]]> Society and Culture Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:06:00 -0500 https://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-02-12-06-07-16-openingngt_02102018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Opera’s Mystical, Enchanting, and Mad Midsummer]]> Society and Culture Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:54:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-02-17-11-56-03-openingnight_02162018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra Pays Homage to Couperin and the Music He Inspired]]> Society and Culture Sat, 03 Mar 2018 12:51:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-03-03-12-52-06-openingnight_030218_wso.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Off the Wall and Wonderfully Weird: The Neo-Futurists Kick Off VAF Fringe at ODU]]> Society and Culture Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:18:00 -0400 Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:18:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-03-31-01-20-10-openingnight_03312018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Celebrating 100 Years of Leonard Bernstein With Virginia Arts Festival]]> Society and Culture Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:40:00 -0400 Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:40:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-04-21-12-44-57-Rebecca_bernstein.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Ballet At Its Finest With a Stunning and Enlightening Romeo and Juliet from Birmingham Royal Ballet]]> Society and Culture Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:57:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-04-30-01-59-16-rebecca_ballet.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[André-Michel Schub Exits Virginia Arts Festival With an Immaculate Mozart Celebration]]> Society and Culture Sat, 19 May 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 18 May 2018 15:40:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-05-18-03-43-59-openingnight_05192018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Twin Pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton Commanded the Stage at Virginia Arts Festival]]> Society and Culture Sat, 26 May 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 25 May 2018 17:14:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-05-25-05-18-31-rebecca.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Portsmouth Native Chrystal E. Williams Sings for the Next Generation of Music Makers]]> Society and Culture Sat, 16 Jun 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:11:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-06-15-04-18-31-openingnight_06162018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Generic Theater’s Hand to God Is Dark, Energetic, and Thoroughly Perverted]]> Society and Culture Sat, 30 Jun 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:48:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-06-29-04-20-57-openingnight_062918_Hand_To_God.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[VSO’s New Assistant Conductor, Gonzalo Farias, Debuts with Movie Music at Symphony by the Sea]]> Society and Culture Sat, 21 Jul 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:18:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-07-20-03-22-43-OpeningNight_07202018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[TOI’s Hansel and Gretel Full of Ghouls, Goodies, and Possibilities On Bourbon Street]]> Society and Culture Sat, 11 Aug 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:44:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-08-14-02-47-12-openingnight_08112018.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Local Dancers & Choreographers Connect In TRDance Ensemble’s Annual Summer Concert]]> Society and Culture Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:17:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-08-17-04-20-44-081818OPENINGNIGHTMP3VERSION.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener Spotlights Stories in Classical Music]]> Society and Culture Sat, 29 Sep 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:37:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-10-01-02-42-15-Opening_Night_VSO0928.mp3 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Opera’s Relevant Season Opener, Street Scene, an Homage to Musical and Cultural Diversity]]> Society and Culture Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:17:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-10-08-09-19-50-ON_SS_100518.mp3 5:40 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Stage Company’s Our Town Is a Moving Tribute to the Tidewater Community]]> Society and Culture Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:00:00 -0400 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:28:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-10-26-11-30-29-RE_ON_outtown.mp3 4:20 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Washington National Opera’s Silent Night Recalls the War that Changed Norfolk Forever]]> Society and Culture Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:00:00 -0500 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:25:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-11-19-11-26-49-openingnight_11172018.mp3 4:47 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Gonzalo Farias Bring “Latin Flair” to the Regent University Theater]]> Society and Culture Sat, 24 Nov 2018 11:00:00 -0500 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:57:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-11-26-02-59-01-112618_Latin_Flair_MT_2_POST_EDIT.mp3 4:10 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Choral Society Celebrates Music and Community through “Carols and Lullabies of the Southwest”]]> Society and Culture Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:00:00 -0500 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:47:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2018-12-17-12-51-00-CarolsandLullabiesMT_mixdown.mp3 5:07 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Trio Karénine Shares Timeless Classical Chamber Music at the Chrysler Museum]]> Society and Culture Sat, 19 Jan 2019 11:00:00 -0500 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:00:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-01-22-11-04-55-TrioKarenineDraft_mixdown.mp3 4:21 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Stage Company’s “Fun Home” Makes for a Striking, Melodic, and Fulfilling Journey]]> Society and Culture Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:36:00 -0500 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:36:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-02-01-04-37-27-FunHomeREVIEW_mixdown.mp3 6:35 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Opera in Williamsburg Retells The Diary of Anne Frank in a Brave, Moving One-Woman Show]]> Society and Culture Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0500 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:00:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-02-11-11-03-39-DiaryofAnneFrank_mixdown.mp3 6:04 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Ballet Theatre’s Annual Sweetheart Concert Offers an Intriguing Mix of Contemporary and Classical Styles]]> Society and Culture Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:35:00 -0500 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:35:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-03-04-11-38-59-VBTReviewRevised_mixdown.mp3 5:40 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Mozart with Guest Conductor Scott Yoo]]> Society and Culture Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:48:00 -0400 Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:48:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-03-29-05-53-26-ONVSOMar2019_mixdownfinal.mp3 4:27 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Opera’s American Dream Makes an Intimate, Moving Close to its Thrilling New Variations Season]]> Society and Culture Sat, 13 Apr 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:40:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-04-16-01-22-17-AnAmericanDreamReview_mixdown_01.mp3 6:11 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Pianist Olga Kern and a Bach Celebration Kick off the 2019 Virginia Arts Festival]]> Society and Culture Sat, 20 Apr 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:26:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-04-24-02-28-02-OlgaBachReviewDRAFT_mixdown.mp3 5:09 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Arts Festival Presents Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Evocative, Challenging World Premiere of “Passage”]]> Society and Culture Sat, 11 May 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Tue, 14 May 2019 10:30:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-05-14-10-35-33-DTHReviewFINAL.mp3 4:58 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Arts Festival Winds Down With a Rare Take on Antony and Cleopatra and a Show-Stopping Performance from Michael Feinstein]]> Society and Culture Sat, 25 May 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Wed, 29 May 2019 11:02:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-05-29-11-12-27-AntonyandCleopatraReview_mixdown.mp3 6:06 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Generic Theater's Striking Production of the Musical Chess Is a Testament to the Company's Ambition, Creativity, and Drive]]> Society and Culture Sat, 06 Jul 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:28:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-07-08-02-33-52-ChessReview_mixdown.mp3 4:45 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Annual Staunton Music Festival Offers a Fresh Take on Classical Music]]> Society and Culture Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:56:00 -0400 Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:30:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-08-30-11-59-11-StauntonMusicFestival2019Review_mixdown.mp3 5:40 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Symphony Orchestra's 2019-2020 Season Opener, Rachmaninoff and Ravel]]> Society and Culture Sat, 14 Sep 2019 15:53:00 -0400 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:30:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-09-16-11-31-22-2019VSOOpeningNightReview_mixdownMon.mp3 5:26 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Stage Company’s Season Opener, Guys and Dolls]]> Society and Culture Sat, 21 Sep 2019 17:24:00 -0400 Sun, 22 Sep 2019 08:10:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-09-22-08-10-24-GuysandDollsReview_mixdown.mp3 6:02 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Opera's Season Opener, Puccini's Tosca]]> Society and Culture Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:11:00 -0400 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 17:11:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-10-05-05-13-42-Tosca2019VAOperaReview_mixdown.mp3 5:35 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents Brahms, Beethoven, and Caroline Shaw]]> Society and Culture Sat, 26 Oct 2019 17:03:00 -0400 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 17:03:00 -0400 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-10-26-05-04-58-CarolineShawVSOReview_mixdown.mp3 4:40 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Opera Presents the Spanish Opera Il Postino]]> Society and Culture Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:55:00 -0500 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:40:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-11-09-07-57-15-IlPostinoReview_mixdown.mp3 5:21 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[The Feldman Chamber Music Society Presents the Harlem Quartet]]> Society and Culture Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:34:00 -0500 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:34:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2019-11-22-05-35-40-HarlemQuartet_mixdown.mp3 4:20 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[ Virginia Stage Company Presents Sense and Sensibility]]> Society and Culture Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:12:00 -0500 Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:12:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2020-01-25-06-13-45-SenseandSensibilityVAStage_mixdown.mp3 5:07 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[Virginia Opera's Cinderella]]> Society and Culture Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:14:00 -0500 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:14:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2020-02-01-02-16-21-CinderellaDraftReview_mixdown.mp3 4:29 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No <![CDATA[The Virginia Symphony Orchestra Presents Mahler and Mozart]]> Society and Culture Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:45:00 -0500 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:45:00 -0500 http://podcasts.whro.org/openingNight/2020-02-22-03-50-25-2.22.20OpeningNightReviewVSOMozartandMahler.mp3 4:05 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA No