The latest news on performances of Opera in Washington, DC.
Opera Lafayette announced the launch of Rameau 350, a multiyear exploration of French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau's operas, beginning with the modern world premiere of the original 1748 version of LES SURPRISES DE L'AMOUR in Washington, DC and New York City.
Washington National Opera opens its first independent season at DAR Constitution Hall with productions of Puccini's Madama Butterfly and John Adams's Nixon in China, plus a special concert featuring Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson.
Washington Concert Opera will bring free open-air performances to public spaces across the DC region, featuring local singers at Union Market and Dupont Circle Park.
Washington National Opera launches a new video series previewing its 2026/27 season, featuring General Director Timothy O'Leary and Artistic Director Francesca Zambello discussing eight productions across five venues.
Washington Concert Opera will mark its 40th season with Haydn's ARMIDA, Massenet's DON QUICHOTTE, and Bellini's IL PIRATA, performed at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC under Artistic Director Antony Walker.
Washington National Opera announced the formation of the National Friends of Washington National Opera, a new initiative to connect supporters worldwide.
Washington National Opera announced its 2026–2027 Cafritz Young Artists roster as the program marks its 25th season.
The separation of the Washington National Opera from the overrun-and-soon-to-close Kennedy Center has meant next season’s eight planned productions, including five full length operas, will occur on five different stages in the D.
Washington National Opera has unveiled its 2026-2027 season—its first full season as an independent company, following its departure from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in January 2026
Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative will present three world premiere one-act operas at the WNO Rehearsal Studio in Washington, D.
Widely regarded as one of the most influential leaders in the American opera field, Scorca brings decades of experience advancing opera companies, artists, and audiences across the United States.
Watch a first look video of THE CRUCIBLE at Washington National Opera, running March 21–29, 2026, with full cast and creative team details.
Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello was inducted into the OPERA America Opera Hall of Fame at the OPERA America Salutes Awards Dinner on Friday, March 20, 2026, at The Plaza Hotel.
For the first time in the United States, six opera costumes created for the renowned performer Maria Callas and belonging to Teatro alla Scala in Milan will be displayed at the Luther W.
Washington National Opera General Director Timothy O'Leary discusses the company's transition, community support, rebuilding operations, and future plans, including upcoming productions of TREEMONISHA, THE CRUCIBLE, and WEST SIDE STORY.
Washington National Opera’s planned separation from the Kennedy Center is moving into a complex legal stage, with negotiations underway over assets, facilities, and the future of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.
Washington National Opera announces spring 2026 performances at venues across the D.
The Washington National Opera has approved a resolution to move its performances out of the John F.
Washington Concert Opera will open its 2025–26 season with Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 6 p.
The ever popular and hardy perennial of the operatic canon, composer Georges Bizet’s Carmen, was given a unique yet solid interpretation by the Wolf Trap Opera under the direction of John de los Santos.
Opera Lafayette has announced its 31st season, Drama Queen, a daring and celebratory lineup that places women’s voices and stories at the center of the stage.
The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s beloved opera of amorous lovers, mistaken identities, and affairs of the heart, is replete with warmth, lyricism, and a touch of sweetness.
Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36% compared to 2023, with theater revenue dropping 82%.
The pivotal and star-crossed main characters and the Catfish Row community come alive in the highly influential, thought-provoking, and engrossing opera Porgy and Bess.
An evening of the myriad modes of music that constitute the American Experience was celebrated at the Kennedy Center’s production of American Rhapsody.
It’s not so strange, really, that there’s a serious opera about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Washington Concert Opera's 2024/2 Season finale takes place on Sunday, April 13, 2025 with Verdi's Luisa Miller.
Opera Fellow Travelers has been pulled from the Kennedy Center's 2025-26 season by its creators, who objected to President Trump's leadership following his appointment as chairman.
Opera America has announced that Deborah F.
The premiere of 3:16, an opera by six acclaimed composers, took place at Burke United Methodist Church on Friday, March 7.
The first Washington Concert Opera performance of 2025 will honor the remarkable W.
The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, designed to discover and assist with the career development of tomorrow's opera stars, will host the final round for the Middle Atlantic Region at the Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.
Malevolence, greed, the thirst for power and the never-ending quest for revenge dominate the Washington National Opera production of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth.
'Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner' is a beautiful, if limited, array of performances and works highlighting both the composer and Kennedy Center’s own wonderful talent.
The Washington National Opera’s production of Beethoven’s Fidelio is a triumph of elegant, efficient style and directorial finesse.
With the size of theatrical orchestras being drastically cut, one of the few places left to hear a full string section is at a symphonic concert.
Today’s subject Anita Yavich is currently living her theatre life both locally and on Broadway.
After a brief strike period, the Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) leadership have announced they have reached a new 18-month labor agreement with the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, AFM Local 616-710.
Michael Hersch's new opera 'and we, each' explores the complexities of relationships and societal collapse, premiering in Baltimore on September 28 and 29, and in DC on October 13.
Directed by John Caird and, for this revival, Katherine M.
