WCO's Zelmira Realigns Stars For First Time Since 2009

On April 5th at 7 pm, at Lisner Auditorium, Washington Concert Opera and Maestro Antony Walker will wrap up their 2018/2019 season with a performance of Gioachino Rossini's Zelmira.

The last of Rossini's "Neapolitan Operas," Zelmira is largely considered to be among his greatest works. Embarking on a mission to save her father, King Polidoro, from a murderous usurper, the title character faces a series of aspersions directed against her and nearly loses her family and her life in the process.

Lawrence Brownlee, one of the world's leading Bel Canto tenors, returns to WCO as Zelmira's husband Ilo. Celebrated Spanish mezzo-soprano Silvia Tró Santafe will make her company debut in the title role, while distinguished mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux joins the cast in the role of Emma. It will be Brownlee and Tró Santafe's first time reunited on stage since their Washington National Opera performance of Barber of Seville in 2009.

Single tickets are available for purchase online (www.concertopera.org) and by phone at 202 364-5826. Single tickets range from $15 for students to $110.