Category: Washington National Opera

  • General Director Plácido Domingo will not renew his contract with Washington National Opera, which expires on June 30, 2011. Press Release [PDF] | Official Site

  • September 11-25 2010: Un Ballo in MascheraOctober 7-23 2010: SalomeFebruary 26- March 19 2011: Madama ButterflyFebruary 27 2011: Juan Diego Flórez ConcertMarch 12 2011: Bryn Terfel ConcertMay 6-29 2011: Iphigénie en TaurideMay 13-27 2011: Don Pasquale Today WNO announced the new season, which is reduced to 5 operas, but does include two "Celebrity Concerts." Deborah…

  • September 12-20 2009: Il Barbiere di SivigliaOctober 10-30 2009: FalstaffOctober 24- November 13 2009: Ariadne auf NaxosMarch 20- April 13 2010: Porgy and BessApril 24- May 7 2010: Le Nozze di FigaroMay 19- June 4 2010: Hamlet Eric Owens will share the role of Porgy with Lester Lynch. Teddy Tahu Rhodes will sing Almaviva in…

  • September 13- October 5 2008: La TraviataSeptember 20- October 7 2008: Les Pêcheurs de PerlesNovember 1-17 2008: Lucrezia BorgiaNovember 8-19 2008: CarmenNovember 21- 22 2008: Petite Messe SolennelleMarch 21- April 6 2009: Peter GrimesMay 2-17 2009: SiegfriedMay 16- June 4 2009: Turandot Renée Fleming has her WNO debut in Lucrezia Borgia. Denyce Graves sings the…

  • Washington National Opera is presenting a complete Ring Cycle for the first time in November of 2009. Dubbed the "American Ring," this co-production with San Francisco Opera is directed by Francesca Zambello. November 2-16 2009: Das RheingoldNovember 3-17 2009: Die WalküreNovember 5-19 2009: SiegfriedNovember 7-21 2009: Götterdämmerung Official Site | Press Release [PDF]