Washington National Opera: American Opera Initiative
$19-$25
- Washington National Opera Orchestra
- Kresley Figueroa, soprano
- Winona Martin, mezzo-soprano
- Sergio Martínez, bass
- Teresa Perrotta, soprano
- Cecelia McKinley, contralto
- Sahel Salam, tenor
- Tiffany Choe, soprano
- Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, tenor
- Justin Burgess, baritone
Talented creative teams. Powerful stories. All-original opera. WNO's acclaimed commissioning program for contemporary American opera enters its 11th exciting season—showing how short opera can move and inspire us!
Talented composer-librettist teams showcase three world premiere one-act operas, performed by the Cafritz Young Artists.
This season, don't miss Laura Jobin-Acosta and José Alba Rodríguez presenting A Way Forward; Elizabeth Gartman and Melisa Tien presenting Forever; and Joy Redmond and Sam Norman presenting Hairpiece.
American Opera Initiative (AOI) mentorship is led by Director Christopher Cano, Artistic Advisor and librettist Kelley Rourke, librettist mentor Deborah Brevoort, composer mentor Kamala Sankaram, director Chloe Treat, and conductor David Bloom, who will lead a chamber orchestra of WNO Orchestra members.
Performances at 7pm and 9pm.
About Washington National Opera Orchestra
https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/w/wa-wn/wno-orchestra/
About Kresley Figueroa, soprano
About Winona Martin, mezzo-soprano
About Sergio Martínez, bass
About Teresa Perrotta, soprano
About Sahel Salam, tenor
About Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, tenor
Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWWashington, DC 20566
United States
https://www.kennedy-center.org/rentals/theater-rentals/terrace-theater/