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The Victorian Lyric Opera Company (VLOC) was founded in 1978 to perform musical works of the Victorian era. Our first show was Trial By Jury paired with Cox and Box. Since that time we have performed all of the works in the Gilbert & Sullivan canon, most of them many times over. We have also branched out into other European operettas and even grand opera, like Mozart's The Magic Flute & Donizetti's The Elixir of Love. The mission of the company has been and continues to be to provide high quality performances of light operatic works, providing educational and performance opportunities for our community. Our membership is drawn from all over the Greater Washington Metropolitan area. We have performers of all ages in our company, and often will have multiple generations of the same family on stage at the same time. In 2011, The Victorian Lyric Opera Company merged with The Forgotten Opera Company. VLOC is a resident company at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at the Rockville Civic Center.

2019 - 2020
!!! S E A S O N  A N N O U N C E M E N T !!!

Click above to discover our 2019-2020 Season offerings!

Our Next Show



The Queen's Lace Handkerchief
​By Johann Strauss, Jr.

September 6, 7, 2019 at 8pm
September 8, 2019 at 2pm

Political intrigue. Love triangles. Pie. Everything you could ask for in a comic operetta! In this story about the thrill of competition and the joy of play, the Prime Minister of Portugal and the rabble-rousing poet Cervantes jockey for power over the throne, while the king and queen are preoccupied with affairs of the heart. Don’t miss this rarely performed gem by Johann Strauss, Jr!

​Auditions July 12 & 13, 2019
VLOC is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
VLOC is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
The Victorian Lyric Opera Company (including the Forgotten Opera Company) is a 501(c)[3] organization.
We depend on charitable contributions to continue to bring you professional quality productions. ​Please consider supporting us in these efforts!
If you prefer, checks can be made out to "VLOC" and mailed to us at P.O. Box 10391, Rockville, MD 20849-0391.
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs on this site are copyright Harvey Levine.