A scene from Washington National Opera’s production of Turandot. Photo by Cory Weaver, courtesy of WNO By Southwester Staff In a well-loved community tradition, the Washington National Opera (WNO) will once again broadcast a free performance at Nationals Park this summer. WNO’s production of Puccini’s Turandot will be shown on the […]
Free Broadcast of Washington National Opera’s Carmen Comes to Audi Field
By Sheila Wickouski Celebrate the seventeenth season of free opera broadcasts when the Washington National Opera (WNO) brings George Bizet’s Carmen to Audi Field, home of the D.C. United, on Sunday, September 25 at 4:00 p.m. American mezzo soprano Isabel Leonard stars as the tragic heroine Carmen, who lives life […]
Opera in the Outfield Returns with Aida
Photo credit: Cory Weaver Verdi’s spectacular opera Aida is a super choice for the 10th anniversary of the Washington National Opera’s (WNO’s) partnership with the Washington Nationals for M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield. This is the classic story of the Ethiopian princess enslaved by the Egyptians who is loved by […]
Opera in The Outfield: The Magic Flute
WHAT: Washington National Opera’s The Magic Flute WHERE: National Park WHEN: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014, at 7 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pregame activities COST: FREE MORE INFORMATION: OperaintheOutfield.org Washington National Opera’s The Magic Flute is this year’s free opera simulcast at Nationals Park, and will take place on the opera’s opening […]
Want to Go? Rock ‘n’ Roll and Opera in September
What’s your musical preference? Opera or rock and roll? This September see both in Southwest.Washington National Opera’s fifth annual Opera in the Outfield will be a live broadcast of the performance of Don Giovanni from the Kennedy Center on Saturday, September 29. This is a free community event to watch […]