Posts Tagged: 40th anniversary

Even though the star singers are getting most of the attention in this lead-up to our August 24 alumni extravaganza, it’s the man on the podium who will make it all happen. Stephen Lord has been so integral to the history and success of the WTOC, and we’re incredibly fortunate to have him back to

I was fortunate enough to catch Mary in last fall’s Intermezzo at New York City Opera. What a tour de force. Mary’s WTOC roles included the Queen of the Night (a role that went on to be a signature, but that she recently retired), Fiorilla in Rossini’s The Turk in Italy (at left), Susanna in

Richard has been in the opera world news a lot this past week, as he triumphed in the title role in Wozzeck at Santa Fe. We’re thrilled to have him come to Virginia right after he finishes in New Mexico. My first summer at the Trap coincided with Richard’s. (He probably wouldn’t mind my telling

I wouldn’t want you to think that all of the music in the August 24 Greatest Hits alumni concert is serious and dramatic. Operetta fans will be pleased to know that Emily Pulley and Robert Orth will channel Rosalinde and Eisenstein from Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. If you need a little buffo in your summer,

Oren is one of the new guard on our alumni concert, as his WTOC summers hailed from the early 2000’s. His Wolf Trap roles included Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Ariodate in Xerxes (at left), Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Frank Maurrant in Street Scene. As memorable as his stage appearances were,

Denyce and I both got our starts at Wolf Trap in the late 80’s, and she would occasionally come to my studio to coach privately when she was preparing roles and living in the DC area over the subsequent several years. Oddly enough, I remember her mother coming along occasionally, quietly and repeatedly supporting her

Alan has probably stayed in touch more than most alums from the first two decades. He and I worked at Washington Opera together post-Wolf Trap, and he returned for a recital with me at The Barns in 2006. He is already here in the DC area, rehearsing Scarpia for the Washington National Opera’s Tosca (which

Bob has the honor of single-handedly representing the first decade of the WTOC on our upcoming alumni concert. And I can think of no one more capable:)* We had the amazing good fortune to collaborate with Bob earlier this year when he created the role of Mayor Fazzobaldi in Wolf Trap’s newly commissioned opera, The