We’re taking a break from staff introductions to give a well-deserved shout-out to a number of Wolf Trap Opera alums who were honored for their artistry this spring. Roll out the red carpet! Soprano Ailyn Pérez (2006) was honored in April as a recipient of the 14th Annual Opera News Awards. Baritone Will Liverman (2015,
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Introductions are in Order! Morgan Brophy
Wolf Trap Opera has gone through some changes in the last month! With Kim Witman’s retirement, we’ve restructured a bit and added some team members. In April, we’re going to introduce you to your new WTO team. Morgan Brophy is no stranger to Wolf Trap Opera artists and patrons; she joined the team in 2014
Read MoreIntroductions are in Order! Rachel Stanton
Wolf Trap Opera has gone through some changes in the last month! With Kim Witman’s retirement, we’ve restructured a bit and added some team members. In April, we’re going to introduce you to your new WTO team. Rachel Stanton is our new Assistant Director, Artistic Operations. While she just officially joined our team this spring, Rachel is well known to us: she’s been an important part of our seasonal team since 2016! Rachel brings a love of systems, data and logistics to our operation. Between seeing 98 Degrees
Read MoreIntroductions are in Order! Tehvon Fowler-Chapman
Wolf Trap Opera has gone through some changes in the last month! With Kim Witman’s retirement, we’ve restructured a bit and added some team members. In April, we’re going to introduce you to your new WTO team. We’ll start with Tehvon Fowler-Chapman, our Coordinator, Company Management. Tehvon joined our team in late spring of 2018,
Read MoreRoméo et Juliette
2018’s beautiful production of Gounod’s setting of Shakespeare’s tragic meet-cute is streaming now! Join us at the Capulets’ house for the party and cake, stay for an epic story of teen love, questionable decisions and gorgeous music. (We won’t blame you if you keep the tissues handy.)
Read MoreFarewell, Idomeneo
It’s ok to feel a little sad, as this is the last weekend you’ll be able to view our production of Mozart’s Idomeneo online. But don’t despair! In just a few short days, we’ll transition over to 2018’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
Read MoreThe Lucretia Project
(A guest post by Lee Anne Myslewski, WTO’s Director of Artistic Administration) When we started looking at Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia in earnest last fall, we knew that we weren’t going to be able to produce it without comment, the way we had in 1988. And, quite honestly, the piece is so rich in
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