‘Rappahannock County’ asks us to stretch our empathy
Five opera stars arrived in town to rehearse for two weeks before presenting Ricky Ian Gordon and Mark Campbell’s “Rappahannock County,” during the Opera Company of Middlebury’s 2026 Fall Festival, “Music in Troubled Times,” held Sept. 23 through Oct. 4 at Town Hall Theater. Pictured are soprano Renée Richardson, mezzo-soprano Claire McCahan, tenor Patrick Bessenbacher, baritone Joshua Jeremiah, and baritone Adam Richardson.
Photo / Susan Woloohojian
By Kelsey Wood
Kelsey Wood offers a review of the recent Opera Company of Middlebury's production of "Rappahannock County”. Psst… she's an opera singer too!
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