July 2, 2012
by Kim
I hate that all my recent blog posts have been terse announcements, but it’s been quite the ride. As we sit waiting for electricity to be restored (something that Dominion Power told us will happen any minute now…), I offer … Continue reading
July 1, 2012
by Kim
The Wolf Trap Opera Company’s Sunday, July 1 performance of Don Giovanni at The Barns has been cancelled. A replacement performance has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm. (Preshow talk at 6pm) If you are a … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
by Kim
June 11, 2012
by Kim
Making opera at WTOC is a continual dance between process and product. The same could be said of life in any opera company, but here it’s more central than most other places. We focus on the process because our mission … Continue reading
June 6, 2012
by Kim
Kicking off this season’s Little Lunch Music series: Craig Irvin (left) and Ryan Kuster (right), delivering a two-man version of Leporello’s Catalogue Aria. (Which, I believe, should always be delivered as a spontaneous duet. From now on.) Lunch Music is a … Continue reading
May 31, 2012
by Kim
If you come to a show at The Barns (or almost any other opera house, frankly), you could be forgiven for thinking that the people who put together and perform the show you’re seeing have been working together for a … Continue reading
May 16, 2012
by Kim
Mozart is about to invade my life again. Giovanni staff arrive next week, and singers arrive on the 29th. As I do research for my preshow talk (Inside the Opera with Kim Witman! Wildly exciting and scarily informative!), I’ve been … Continue reading
April 27, 2012
by Kim
This week’s Huffington Post blog is up: The Don Juan Mirror. I spent all of last week laid up with a respiratory flu and am having trouble getting my groove back… I promise to be back in this space next … Continue reading
April 10, 2012
by Kim
Costume sketches and set model photos for this summer’s Giovanni. A new production of a quintessential opera, acknowledging its rich heritage and exploring the havoc that Giovanni could wreak in 21st century America. A thoughtful, detailed, honest and … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
by Kim
We’re holding Giovanni and Rake’s Progress design meetings in the theatre today, and all of a sudden, it really feels as if we’re off and running. We hired our creative teams just about 10 weeks ago, and 8 weeks from now, … Continue reading