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Final 2010 Backstage Buzz Artist Panel

August 8, 2010 Final 2010 Backstage Buzz Artist Panel On Tuesday, August 10 at 1:00pm, WTOC Director Kim Witman will speak with A Midsummer Night’s Dream stage director Patrick Diamond, scenic designer Erhard Rom, soprano Ashlyn Rust (Titania), mezzo-soprano Catherine Martin (Hermia), countertenor Ryan Belongie (Oberon) & bass Nicholas Masters (Bottom).  Admission is free, and

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Washingtonian features Kenneth Kellogg

Jul7 27, 2010 Washingtonian features Kenneth Kellogg This month’s Washingtonian magazine features a terrific article on Kenneth Kellogg, who grew up in D.C. and has returned home to make debuts at Wolf Trap Opera and Washington National Opera this season. Click here to download the full article.

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New Opera: Good Things Come in Small Packages

July 3, 2010 New Opera: Good Things Come in Small Packages Hot off the presses today at the Wolf Trap Opera Company is an interview with WTOC Director Kim Pensinger Witman, which features prominently in the second of Anne Midgette’s two-part analysis of the future of American Opera in the Washington Post.  The article includes

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Backstage Buzz: The Turk in Italy Edition

June 26, 2010 Backstage Buzz: The Turk in Italy Edition Our summer series of artist panel discussions continues Tuesday, June 29 at 1:00 pm.  Kim Witman interviews Turk in Italy team members Angela Mannino (Fiorilla), David Portillo (Narciso), Chad Sloan (Poeta), conductor Eric Melear and director Gregory Keller Backstage Buzz artist panels are free events

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News of Zaide Goes Global!

June 17, 2010 News of Zaide Goes Global! Thanks to some great media coverage of Zaide, for which we’re very grateful, word of our production has spread across the globe with reports (so far) coming out of  Sweden, France, and England!

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Mattie Ullrich mixes an eye for couture with a flair for the dramatic

June 11, 2010 Mattie Ullrich Mixes an Eye for Couture with a Flair for the Dramatic The Washington Examiner profiles Mattie Ullrich, whose designs have been seen at Wolf Trap in Alcina (’08), Ariadne auf Naxos (’08), Così fan tutte (’09), and Zaide (’10) which opens tonight at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Click Here

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