Our Story

In March 2019, international operatic and musical theatre performers Leah Edwards and Dimitri Pittas devised a first-of-its-kind performance experience with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

Masquerade, an interactive evening of opera and musical theatre was the CSO’s highest grossing concert that season. Encouraged by this successful collaboration and inspired by neighbors in attendance, Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera, also known as HALO, was founded six months later.

The company’s inaugural season lasted only five months before a global pandemic dropped the curtain with a resounding thud. That is, until Leah and Dimitri offered an impromptu concert in their driveway in April of 2020. The 30-minute set was wildly popular, so much so that neighbors asked if the couple would perform in their driveways. More than 100 such concerts were given by November of that year.

Now beginning its fifth season, HALO continues to break down barriers, elevate expectations, and excite new audiences.