Posted on February 3, 2026

From Berks County to the Met

From Berks County to the Met

From Reading Symphony Orchestra and Berks Opera Company

Celebrate love and passion this Valentine’s Day with Berks Opera Company and Reading Symphony Orchestra.

Join them for breathtaking performances of romantic and passionate music by Berks Opera Company singers Toni Marie Palmertree (Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago) and Charles Reid (Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Theater an der Wien) alongside the lush symphonic beauty of the Reading Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Constantine.

Feel the timeless passion on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the Santander Performing Arts Center. Get your tickets here!

And speaking of Berks Opera Company-favorite Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, she will perform the role of Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, March 28. Get your tickets here!

Her Metropolitan Opera debut was in 2022 as the Voice from Heaven in Verdi’s Don Carlo.

Ms. Palmertree has also sung Cio-Cio-San with San Francisco Opera, Festival Opera New Zealand, Syracuse Opera, West Bay Opera, and Palm Beach Opera.

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