"Hairpiece" is one of three new American operas premiering Friday, Jan. 19. 🎟️ Tickets: https://bit.ly/48w5gT4 On the verge of a solitary retirement, wigmaker Esther knows everything there is to know about her craft: you start by laying a lace foundation, then match the client’s hair with a frontal and stitch in the wefts by hand. And yet she doesn’t know how to save her studio, preserve the dying art, or find meaning in her life’s work. But when an eye-catching young stranger shows up unannoun

Back into Aida-Land at Washington National Opera for Aida after my whirlwind Met Opera weekend! Taking sound advice from maestro Fabio Luisi and creating trust with maestro Kwamé Ryan from the downbeat! It has been so fun to be in rehearsals with maestro Ryan already…it’s his FIRST Aida! How exciting to watch him develop his own shape for Verdi’s score and discover all of the little details in this beautiful opera! I hope I’m being a helpful guide! Don’t forget to create trust from the downbeat

An expanded lineup with six main stage titles. Internationally acclaimed artists. The return of American Opera Initiative. And much more. Explore our just-announced #WNO1920 season ➡️ https://bit.ly/2jISKYO | Washington National Opera

4.4K views · 68 reactions | Today from our Millennium Stage archives: Singers from Washington National Opera previewed its upcoming mainstage production of Madame Butterfly, which were be performed in the Kennedy Center Opera House May 2017. | The Kennedy Center | Facebook

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6.7K views · 54 reactions | Washington National Opera's new production of Aida opens on September 9, but RETNA's incredible art can already be seen at the Kennedy Center. | The Kennedy Center | Facebook

Calling all high school singers! Applications for our 2023 #WNOOperaInstitute are open now! 🎶 Apply by Jan. 31 for a chance to join the summer training program that explores opera & vocal performance, Citizen Artistry & more! Application, program details & audition tips ➡ Tkc.co/operainstitute | Washington National Opera

3️⃣ 20-minute operas 2️⃣ concert performances 1️⃣ night only! Jan. 21, don’t miss the world premieres of B.E. Boykin & Jarrod Lee’s Oshun, Jens Ibsen & Cecelia Raker’s Bubbie and the Demon, and Silen Wellington & Walken Schweigert’s What the Spirits Show as we celebrate the 10th season of the American Opera Initiative! | Washington National Opera

A sumptuous tale of ill-fated love, Tosca returns to WNO May 11–25. Your evening awaits: http://bit.ly/2UDVDyY | Washington National Opera