HAMPTON ROADS — The Virginia Symphony Orchestra announced it will perform 12 free concerts this summer across Hampton Roads.

Concerts will take place in scenic outdoor venues including Town Point Park, Neptune’s Park, Yorktown Riverwalk, Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre and more. The performances take place from June through September and are free and open to the public.

Local appearances will include the Gloucester Arts Festival on June 7, Symphony Under the Stars on Aug. 30 at the Yorktown Riverwalk and Sept. 5 at Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre at William & Mary in Williamsburg.

Highlighting Soprano Symone Harcum, “Opera and Oz” will feature pieces including “O mio babbino caro” from “Gianni Schicchi,” “Home” from “The Wiz,” “The Rainbow Connection” and Selections from “Wicked.” Conducted by Brandon Eldredge, this concert will be performed in the early summer on June 6 at Chesapeake City Park, June 7 at the Gloucester Arts Festival, June 8 at the Historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach, and June 13 at Portsmouth City Park.

In July, VSO will explore what makes a hero and a villain in “Heroes, Villains, and Virtuosos.” With John Williams’s “Superman March,” Grieg’s music from “Peer Gynt,” selections from “West Side Story,” Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and more, this concert will be performed July 10 at Neptune’s Park in Virginia Beach, and July 20 at Town Point Park in Norfolk, conducted by Alexande Chen.

Additional performances include Symphony by the Sea on Aug. 14, conducted by Helen Martell, and Aug. 28, conducted by Chia-Hsuan Lin at Neptune’s Park. Symphony Under the Stars on Aug. 30 at the Yorktown Riverwalk, Aug. 31 at Chesapeake City Park, and Sept. 5 at Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre at William & Mary in Williamsburg, all conducted by Chia-Hsuan Lin.

This year’s concerts are presented in partnership with Virginia Beach Neptune Festival; Norfolk Festevents; the City of Williamsburg and the College of William & Mary; Celebrate Yorktown Committee; the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia; and the City of Portsmouth.