Leah Crocetto, Luca Pisaroni & Brenda Rae Highlight Washington Concert Opera’s 2020-21 Season
By Francisco SalazarCredit: Jiyang Chen/Dario Acosta
The Washington Concert Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three operas.
The season opens with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra,” which was originally scheduled for May 2020. Artists to be announced.
Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2020
Gioachino Rossini’s rarely performed “Maometto II” will get a concert performance featuring Luca Pisaroni in the title role, Leah Crocetto, Elizabeth DeShong, and Bruce Sledge.
Performance Date: Nov. 22, 2020
The third and final performance of the season will be of Vincenzo Bellini’s “I Puritani” starring Brenda Rae as Elvira and René Barbera as Arturo.
Performance Date: May 23, 2021
All performances will take place at Lisner Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University with subscriptions on sale May 4.
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