VE Pro 8 in Cubase 15

Quick question for those who use Vienna Ensemble Pro. I’ve been fiddling around with the VE Pro 8 trial, and I like it so far, but I’ve run into an issue that sadly may turn it into a no. I have everything routed correctly, everything sounds great, but when I open an instance of EW Opus into Cubase like I normally would, the player is white and doesn’t function. I’m guessing I can’t have Opus running in VE Pro and another separate instance of Opus in Cubase itself, is this correct? It wouldn’t be a problem, but when I use either Hollywood or fantasy orchestrator in VE Pro, the MIDI drag and drop feature doesn’t work. I haven’t tried if the same thing happens with Kontakt yet. Is there a way around this? Thanks.