Wolf Trap Opera has announced its Filene and Studio Artists for its 2026 summer season. This year’s roster brings together 17 Filene Artists and 17 Studio Artists who will feature in fully-staged productions of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” and Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” at The Barns at Wolf Trap, as well as a one-night-only presentation of Puccini’s “Tosca” at The Filene Center on {…}
Wolf Trap has announced its 2026 season which will include an Opera and Classical music program. Opera Rossini’s “La Cenerentola“ will be conducted by Louis Lohraseb and Joel Ivany. Angela Yam, Sophia Maekawa, Cumhur Görgün, Ziniu Zhao, Angel Gomez, and Korin Thomas-Smith star. Performance Dates: June 18, 21, 25, and 27, 2026; The Barns at Wolf Trap Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin“ will {…}
(Photo credit: Mannes Opera) Mannes Opera at The New School’s College of Performing Arts announces its 2025-26 season led by women composers and directors. As part of the school’s New Work Incubation, Alyssa Weinberg and J. Mae Barizo’s workshop version of “DRIFT” is presented in partnership with Saratoga Opera. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 A double bill featuring concert versions {…}
Wolf Trap Opera has announced its summer season including three fully-staged productions. The season will also showcase American soprano Tamara Wilson as the 2025 Filene Artist-in-Residence. Wilson will work closely with Wolf Trap Opera’s emerging artists and will lead a public master class with WTO’s Studio Artists on June 11. Opera The company will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” {…}
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts raised over $2 million at its annual Wolf Trap Ball. Generous attendees, corporate sponsors, board members, and donors contributed $2.2 million to support the Foundation’s arts and education programs. At the black-tie event with a Studio 54, disco-era twist, Wolf Trap Ball Co-Chairs AJ and Chris Andreas and Kevin and Beth Smithson thanked {…}
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced the first set of performances that it will present this summer. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal showcases on offer. First up is “Emily: A Musical Portrait,” centering on Emily Dickinson. Audiences will hear songs by Copland and Ricky Ian Gordon. The show is created by pianist Christopher Allen {…}
Photo credit: Abe Landes The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced its “Campaign for Wolf Trap: Our Next Chapter,” raised $75 million at its conclusion. At the Wolf Trap Ball held on Sept. 23, Hillary Baltimore and Karen Schaufeld the Wolf Trap Ball and Campaign Co-Chairs announced that the campaign overshot its original goal of $50 million with {…}
Virginia’s Wolf Trap has unveiled its 2023 festival lineup. First up is “A Night at the Opera.” The event features the Wolf Trap Studio Artists. Performance Date: June 3, 2023 Pianist Steven Blier headlines a program of works by Weill, Porter, Ives, Mitchell, and more with such singers as Véronique Filloux, Mary Beth Nelson, Daniel Rich, William Clay Thompson, and {…}
(Credits: LA Philharmonic official website / Opus 3 Artists official website) The Wolf Trap Opera Summer 2020 residency program, which includes 40 artists, has entered its final stages. Members have initially quarantined for a period of two weeks in order to ensure the COVID-19-free environment. During that period, artists engaged in virtual coaching and group sessions with the guest alumni, {…}
As we get toward the end of Pride Month, the New York City Opera will premiere a major opera. But that doesn’t mean that there are not a number of other important works on display. Here is a rundown of our top picks for the operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). Stonewall – New York City {…}
If you read last weekend’s preview, this week’s might look awfully familiar. The reality? A lot of the same companies are going strong and showcasing the same repertoire. But before we dive into those, let’s look at the new addition of the weekend, Seagle Music Colony’s production of “My Fair Lady,” which will play on Friday throughout the day. The Bard {…}