The best way to describe Opera NOVA is to tell you that it is a service organization that through the arts serves the community and brings opera to youth audiences. We have intended to influence the culture for good by elevating the presence of the arts as well as the level of social grace and worldliness of Arlington since 1962. Having its own opera company gives Arlington a singularity not enjoyed by many other places. This cultural gem defined Arlington. It went into its DNA. It gave Arlington a charm and rising sense of sophistication.