Washingtonian features Kenneth Kellogg

This month’s Washingtonian magazine features a terrific article on Kenneth Kellogg, who grew up in D.C. and has returned home to make debuts at Wolf Trap Opera and Washington National Opera this season.

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2011 Season Audition Tour Dates & Cities Announced

Click through to full list of cities and dates for this fall. 19 days in 8 cities.

First application deadline is September 24.

Vocal Colors – A Vibrant Fusion of Arts Onstage

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New Opera: Good Things Come in Small Packages

Hot off the presses today at the Wolf Trap Opera Company is an interview with WTOC Director Kim Pensinger Witman, which features prominently in the second of Anne Midgette’s two-part analysis of the future of American Opera in the Washington Post.  The article includes an early mention of Wolf Trap’s 2011 premiere of The Inspector - a new opera by John Musto, with libretto by Mark Campbell, the team behind Wolf Trap’s GRAMMY-nominated Volpone.

Backstage Buzz: The Turk in Italy Edition

Our summer series of artist panel discussions continues Tuesday, June 29 at 1:00 pm.  Kim Witman interviews Turk in Italy team members Angela Mannino (Fiorilla), David Portillo (Narciso), Chad Sloan (Poeta), conductor Eric Melear and director Gregory Keller

Backstage Buzz artist panels are free events at The Center for Education at Wolf Trap, but reservation is required.  Write to ryant@wolftrap.org

News of Zaide Goes Global!

Thanks to some great media coverage of Zaide, for which we’re very grateful, word of our production has spread across the globe with reports (so far) coming out of  Sweden, France, and England!

Mattie Ullrich Mixes an Eye for Couture with a Flair for the Dramatic

The Washington Examiner profiles Mattie Ullrich, whose designs have been seen at Wolf Trap in Alcina (‘08), Ariadne auf Naxos (‘08), Così fan tutte (‘09), and Zaide (‘10) which opens tonight at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Click Here

Wolf Trap Lets Audience Choose Ending to Mozart’s Unfinished Opera

The Washington Post previews our new production of Zaide, which opens our 2010 summer season this weekend! Click Here.

The Diva’s Fate in the Hands of the Audience

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Backstage Buzz: The Zaide Edition

Our summer series of artist panel discussions kicks off Tuesday, June 8 at 1:00 pm.  Hana Park (Zaide), Michael Sumuel (Osmin), Mattie Ullrich (Costume Designer) and James Marvel (Director) sit down to talk about their journey in bringing this compelling Mozart drama to the stage.

Backstage Buzz artist panels are free events at The Center for Education at Wolf Trap, but reservation is required.  Write to ryant@wolftrap.org