IN Series Unveils 2026–27 Season

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IN Series’s 2026-27 season is announced. “The Makado” features Hayley Abramowitz, Andrew Adelsberger, Melanie Ashkar, Allan Palacios Chan, Teresa Ferrara, Robin McGinness, Cecelia McKinley, Noah Mond, and Hunter Shaner. Corinne Hayes and Timothy Nelson serve as directors. Dana Scott is the musical director. Performance Dates: October 10 – 25, 2026 Maribeth Diggle, Cecelia McKinley, Melissa Wimbish, and Jonathan Woody star {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

IN Series Opera 2025 Review: The Delta King’s Blues

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I was a bit skeptical that the theme of Robert Johnson’s life, the man who created the blues and the basis for rock and roll, would be a subject which lent itself to an opera. How wrong I was! The Faustian idea of selling one’s soul to the Devil in exchange for music immortality is a natural for an opera. {…}

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IN Series to World Premiere Damien Geter & Jarrod Lee’s ‘The Delta King’s Blues’

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IN Series is set to present the world premiere of “The Delta King’s Blues” this December in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The new blues opera by composer Damien Geter and librettist Jarrod Lee is set in a juke-joint environment and is inspired by the legend of Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, who made a fateful deal with the devil. “My {…}

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IN Series Opera 2025 Review: The Alcestiad

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IN Series Opera, a regional opera company based in Washington, DC has presented many remarkable works this season. Almost all the works have represented new operas or new versions of opera in contemporary settings. I have been to the downtown locations of the company near Arena Theater, the Edlavitch DCJCC, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Library and the {…}

News, Season Announcement

IN Series Announces 2025-26 Season

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IN Series announces its 2025-26 season, “IN Principio” consists solely of premiering works. The world premiere staging of the Baroque work, “St John the Baptist” opens the season. Local singers perform in collaboration with New York’s Catapult Opera and Baltimore-based designers. Performance Dates: October 4 – 19, 2025 Marking IN Series’ first fully commissioned opera, “Delta King’s Blues” is an {…}

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IN Series to Present First Reading of Damien Geter’s Faustian ‘Delta King’s Blues’

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IN Series is set to present the first musical reading of Damien Geter and Jarrod Lee’s “Delta King’s Blues.” The reading, set for Jan. 26, 2025, at 4 p.m. at the MLK Library Auditorium in Washington D.C., will feature Curtis Bannister as Robert Johnson, Carl Dupont as the Devil, Melissa Wimbish as Virginia, Marvin Wayne Allen III as Willy, and {…}

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IN Series Unveils 2024-25 Season, ‘Illicit Opera’

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IN Series has announced its 2024-25 season, “Illicit Opera.” First up is “The Cradle will Rock” starring Marvin Wayne Allen, Melanie Ashkar, Teresa Ferrara, Daniel Fleming, Jacob Heacock, Rob McGinness, Cecelia McKinley, Daniel Smith, and Louisa Waycott. Shanara Gabrielle directs and Emily Baltzer conducts. Performance Dates: Oct. 5-20, 2024 Then comes “Rigoletto” in a production directed by Timothy Nelson and featuring {…}

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