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Angela Meade, Christian Van Horn & Lawrence Brownlee Highlight Washington Concert Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2026-27 season Lauren Snouffer and Fran Daniel Laucerica star in Haydn’s “Armida.” Performance Date: Oct. 24, 2026 Christian Van Horn, Elizabeth DeShong, and Le Bu headline Massenet’s “Don Quichotte.” Performance Date: March 14, 2027 Bellini’ “Il Pirata” is set to star Angela Meade and Larry Brownlee. Performance Date: May 2, 2027 All performances will be {…}

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Cast Change: Anthony León Joins Cast of Washington Concert Opera’s ‘Les Pêcheurs de Perles’

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Washington Concert Opera has announced that tenor Anthony León will replace Duke Kim in the role of Nadir in its upcoming production of Bizet’s “Les Pêcheurs de Perles.” León, a recent recipient of a 2024 Richard Tucker Career Grant, recently appeared at Lyric Opera of Chicago as Ferrando in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” and is set to sing Fenton in {…}

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Kate Lindsay, Ben Bliss, Emily Pogorelc, Will Liverman, Theo Hoffmann, Amanda Forsythe Headline Washington Concert Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. First up is “Iphigénie en Tauride.” The cast includes Kate Lindsey, Theo Hoffman, John Moore, and Fran Daniel Laucerica. Performance Date: Nov. 23, 2025 Next up is “Les pêcheurs de perles,” starring Emily Pogorelc, Will Liverman, and Duke Kim. Performance Date: March 14, 2026 The season ends with “Idomeneo,” headlined by Ben Bliss and {…}

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Washington Concert Opera Announces New Cast Change for ‘Luisa Miller’

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The Washington Concert Opera has announced a new cast change for its performance of “Luisa Miller” on April 13, 2025. The company said, “Due to unforeseen circumstances, soprano Angel Blue had to withdraw from her upcoming debut as Luisa.” As a result, “in her stead, soprano Amanda Woodbury will sing the title role. This will mark the return of Woodbury {…}

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Washington Concert Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Luisa Miller’

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(Credit: Dario Acosta) Washington Concert Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming performance of “Luisa Miller” on April 13, 2025. The company said that Oren Gradus will be taking on the role of Walter, stepping in for Morrison Robinson, who withdrew due to unforeseen circumstances. Gradus has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, San Francisco Opera, Houston {…}

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Edgardo Rocha & Angel Blue Lead 2025 Performances at Washington Concert Opera

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The Washington Concert Opera is set to present two works in 2025. On March 1, the company will present Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Edgardo Rocha in the role of Tito. He will be joined by Tamara Wilson who will sing the role of Vitellia, Stephanie Doche as Sesto, Meridian Prall as Annio, and Raven McMillon as Servilia. Before {…}

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Angel Blue, Corrine Winters & Edgardo Rocha Lead Washington Concert Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” starring Corinne Winters, Joshua Guerrero, and Levi Hernandez. Performance Date: Nov. 24, 2024 Tamara Wilson, Edgardo Rocha, Stephanie Doche, and Meridian Prall star in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.” Performance Date: March 1, 2025 Angel Blue, Kang Wang, and George Gadnize lead in Verdi’s “Luisa {…}

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Angela Meade & Ailyn Pérez Lead Washington Concert Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. The company will present two rarely performed works from the Italian repertoire. Rossini’s “Ermione” is set to star Angela Meade, Lawrence Brownlee, David Portillo, and Ginger Costa-Jackson. Performance Date: Dec. 2, 2023 Ailyn Pérez, Mario Chang, Jonathan Johnson, Deanna Breiwick, Javier Arrey, Tess Ottinger, Natalie Conte, and Melanie Ashkar star in {…}

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Erin Morley to Headline Washington Concert Opera’s Annual Gala

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(Credit: Jamie Fisher, Wesley Johnson, Carlo Allemano, Brent Dundore / Dan Norman, Roman Makhumotov) Washington Concert Opera will present its annual gala on Sept. 20, 2023 at the Embassy of France. The showcase will feature soprano Erin Morley and pianist Gerald Martin Moore. The soprano performed with Washington Concert Opera in 2022, taking on the title role of “Lakmé.” Per {…}