(Yes, that was a geeky Sweeney reference, for those of you who are as nerdy as I.) The Kennedy Center production of Follies that just swept through town on its way to Broadway took a few Wolf Trap casualties with it. Conductor James Moore was to have been here with us this week, prepping our
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Aria Jukebox!
An audience of Wolf Trap donors, housing hosts, and frequent ticket-buyers made their own one-of-a-kind concert on Sunday. 52 songs were offered, 13 were chosen. (I was simultaneously stoked and terrified of playing Rachmaninoff’s “Spring Waters” in 5 flats, but I didn’t have to.) Curious about the playlist? Scroll down (past the picture of tenor
Read MoreThe 2011 Roster: The People of the WTOC
Our 2011 newsletter, The Roster, is now available online. Great interviews with and articles about the wonderful people who make up the WTOC. Click through and check it out!
Read MoreWolf-(Trap)-Ferrari
Take a listen. (Best tickets available for June 17 and June 25!)
Read MoreMad Men Comes to The Barns
A first look: photos from Sunday night’s rehearsal. First night with costumes, hair and makeup, so there will be adjustments made as we go through the week. But this should give you a idea of what’s in store :) (hit the play arrow, then click the arrows in bottom right corner if you’d like to
Read MoreCezanne & Matisse, Meet Schubert & Sondheim
This afternoon’s Vocal Colors concert was a real treat. Beautiful modern art from The Phillips Collection paired with a most excellent range of songs. Jamie-Rose sang Wolf, Barber, Gordon and Strauss; Catherine gave us DuParc, Heggie, Sondheim and Williams (DAR:)); and Ed offered Finzi, Schubert and Faure. Oh, and Jeremy tore up the piano in
Read MoreThe Curious Women: From the Page to the Podium with Gary Wedow
Le donne curiose conductor Gary Thor Wedow (Zaide 2010, The Return of Ulysses 2009) talks about the rare gem that is Wolf-Ferrari’s Curious Women. Spend 5 minutes with Gary. You’ll be glad you did.
Read MoreTech Week Recipe: Adding Flavor
6 days till opening. Orchestra arrives. Two days in the rehearsal hall, then it’ll be time to fit this: … into this: We’ve done it before, and we’ll do it again. This music is as beautiful as I imagined. Granted, I’m pretty familiar with it by this time, but it’s still exciting to be surprised
Read MoreCurioser and Curioser
Here’s your glimpse inside our first unbroken sprint through the entire opera! Enjoy this slideshow from this afternoon’s Curious Women run-through. In street clothes, in the rehearsal room, but with plenty of verve :) NOTE: Updated on 6/9 with images from final room run. Into the theatre on Saturday!
Read MoreBackstage Buzz, the Wolf-Ferrari Episode
Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 pm – Free, no reservation required We get to sit down with some of the fabulous people behind The Curious Women at Tuesday evening’s Backstage Buzz artist panel discussion. We’ll ask conductor Gary Wedow what it feels like to handle orchestra parts that were probably touched by Toscanini, we’ll find
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