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A Season of Thrilling Intrigue
and Grand Spectacle
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Angel Blue as MimÌ in La bohème
Fidelio Rigoletto
Love fuels a revolution in Beethoven’s The revenger becomes the revenged in Verdi’s
monumental masterpiece. captivating drama.
Greetings and welcome to our 2020–2021 season, which we are
so excited to present. We always begin our planning process
with our dreams, which you might say is a uniquely American
Nixon in China Così fan tutte
way of thinking. This season, our dreams have come true in Step behind “the week that changed the world” in Fidelity is frivolous—or is it?—in Mozart’s
what we’re able to offer: John Adams’s opera ripped from the headlines. rom-com.
Fidelio, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s
birth. Nixon in China by John Adams—the first time WNO is
producing an opera by one of America’s foremost composers.
A return to Russian music with Musorgsky’s epic, sweeping,
spectacular Boris Godunov. Mozart’s gorgeous, complex, and
Boris Godunov La bohème
spiky view of love with Così fan tutte. Verdi’s masterpiece of The tapestry of Russia's history unfurls in Puccini’s tribute to young love soars with joy
a family drama and revenge gone wrong in Rigoletto. And an Musorgsky’s tale of a tsar plagued by guilt. and heartbreak.
audience favorite in our lavish production of La bohème, with
two tremendous casts. Alongside all of this will continue our
American Opera Initiative 20-minute operas in its 9th year.
Our lineup of artists includes major stars, some of whom SPEC IA L PR E SE NTATIONS
we’re thrilled to bring to Washington for the first time, as
well as emerging talents. In our choices—directors, designers,
conductors, singers, and more—we continue to believe in
diversity to reflect 21st-century America. American Opera Initiative
We believe art reminds us who we are and inspires us to own Catch several original short operas in their world premiere.
who we are. It shows us how we are different, and how that is
our strength. We hope you enjoy our dreams.
Warmly,
Marian Anderson Vocal Award Winner
Will Liverman performs an intimate recital.
The Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists
Timothy O’Leary Francesca Zambello Catch our talented Young Artists in several special presentations.
GENERAL DIRECTOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Major support for WNO is provided by Jacqueline Badger Mars. WNO’s Presenting Sponsor Generous support for WNO Italian Opera is
provided by Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello.
David M. Rubenstein is the Presenting Underwriter of WNO.
Additional support for WNO artistic
WNO acknowledges the longstanding generosity of Life Chairman Mrs. Eugene B. Casey. programming is provided by Clarice Smith.
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Only her love can set him free.
Music LIBRETTO Composed
Ludwig van Beethoven Joseph von Sonnleithner 1805–1814
In a secret underground cell, political prisoner Florestan suffers October 24–November 9, 2020
under tyrant prison governor Don Pizarro. But a light in the
darkness is breaking: Leonore, Florestan’s wife, has disguised sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
herself as male guard Fidelio for the ultimate undercover
mission. By infiltrating the very system that oppresses her
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husband, can she be the voice that overthrows it? 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
In celebration of 250 years since Beethoven’s birth, we
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launch the new season with his only opera, last staged
by WNO in the Opera House more than 30 years ago. 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
Beethoven premiered this story of resistance, freedom, and
dissent during a time of complete European upheaval. If E V E N I N G / M AT I N E E
his “Ode to Joy” declares the universal triumph of peace
over war, then his Fidelio is an inspiring ode to love’s
transcendent power over tyranny.
S U N G I N G E R M A N W I T H P ROJ ECT E D E N G L I S H T I T L E S
CO -P RO D U CT I O N W I T H I N D I A N A U N I VE R S I T Y
Leonore/Fidelio Don Pizarro Don Fernando Associate Director Lighting Designer
Elza van den Heever* Brian Mulligan Eric Owens Garnett Bruce Mark McCullough
Florestan Rocco Conductor Set Designer † Alumnus of the Domingo-
Cafritz Young Artist Program
Brandon Jovanovich Ryan Speedo Green* Robert Spano* Peter Davison * WNO Mainstage Debut
O C T. 2 4 , 3 0 , N O V. 1 M , 4 , 7
Clay Hilley Jaquino Director costume Designer
Photo by Matt Karas
N O V. 9 Joshua Blue† Francesca Zambello Anita Yavich
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There’s a story behind the superpowers.
Music LIBRETTO Composed
John Adams Alice Goodman 1987
Nixon. Kissinger. Mao. Political titans converge in China in October 31–November 14, 2020
February 1972 for “the week that changed the world.” But
the headlines will miss one side of the story: the inner lives sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
behind the history.
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Celebrated as a 20th-century classic, John Adams’s Nixon
in China captures President Richard Nixon’s landmark 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
visit with Chairman Mao Tse-tung and the media frenzy
that followed. Adams’s sweeping music fuses national and 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
personal histories, from Pat Nixon’s vision for a peaceful E V E N I N G / M AT I N E E
world to Madame Mao’s defiant reflection on the Cultural
Revolution. Nixon in China’s final aria reverberates with a
timely question for Washington audiences, asking: “How
much of what we did was good?”
S U N G I N E N G L I S H W I T H P ROJ ECT E D E N G L I S H T I T L E S
CO -P RO D U CT I O N W I T H L A P H I L H A R M O N I C
Richard Nixon Chiang Ch’ing (Madame Mao) Conductor Film Designer Sound Designer
Ryan McKinny So Young Park* David Robertson* Bill Morrison* Mark Grey*
Pat Nixon Chou En-Lai Director Costume Designer * WNO Mainstage Debut
Joélle Harvey* Joo Won Kang* Elkhanah Pulitzer* Elisabeth Scott* Additional support for
Nixon in China is provided by the
Mao Tse-tung Henry Kissinger Scenic & Video Designer Lighting Designer Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Sean Panikkar Craig Colclough* Alexander V. Nichols* David Finn*
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Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
Music & libretto Composed
Modest Musorgsky 1868-1872
Ivan the Terrible is dead. The throne is empty. When February 20–March 17, 2021
scheming aristocrat Boris Godunov assumes power as the
new tsar, his rise hides a dirty secret: someone has killed the sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
rightful young heir Dmitri. But a monk claiming to be the
murdered prince could dismantle the ruthless ruler—unless
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his own tormented conscience destroys him first. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Musorgsky’s opera brings to life “Russian Shakespeare”
28 01 02 03 04 05 06
Alexander Pushkin’s epic story of 16th-century politics. This
towering tale of deception, guilt, and revolution surges with 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
dark orchestral themes and the eye-popping pageantry of
over 100 cast members. From the spectacular coronation 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
scene to the tsar’s famous “clock scene” breakdown, Boris
Godunov is a dual tragedy of ruler and ruled during Russia’s E V E N I N G / M AT I N E E
fractured “Time of Troubles.”
S U N G I N RU S S I A N W I T H P ROJ ECT E D E N G L I S H T I T L E S | W N O P RO D U CT I O N
Boris Godunov Shuisky Varlaam Conductor Lighting Designer
Evgeny Nikitin Štefan Margita* David Leigh* Evan Rogister Mark McCullough
Pimen Shchelkalov Missail Director Projection Designer
Photo by Natasha Razina
Kwangchul Youn Andrey Zhilikhovsky David Cangelosi Francesca Zambello S. Katy Tucker
Grigory/The Pretender Hostess/Nurse The Holy Fool Set Designer * WNO Mainstage Debut
Sergey Skorokhodov *
Elizabeth Bishop Robert Brubaker Erhard Rom
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Vengeance is no laughing matter.
Music LIBRETTO Composed
Giuseppe Verdi Francesco Maria Piave 1851
By day, Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the predatory February 21–March 20, 2021
Duke of Mantua. By night, he’s a father to Gilda, who he has
kept hidden from the Duke’s relentless prowling. But when sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
a joke falls flat and Rigoletto becomes cursed, things are no
longer a laughing matter. As the Duke sets out to seduce
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Gilda, Rigoletto plots his vengeance. Just when the jester 28 01 02 03 04 05 06
thinks he’s getting even, revenge tragically backfires.
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
You’ll recognize melody after melody in Verdi’s tragic
drama, from the Duke’s irresistibly catchy “La donna è 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
mobile” to Gilda’s “Caro nome” aria. Behind this Italian
masterpiece is a captivating story of a father-daughter E V E N I N G / M AT I N E E
relationship—and a heartbreaking lesson on who pays the
devastating price of revenge.
S U N G I N I TA L I A N W I T H P ROJ ECT E D E N G L I S H T I T L E S | W N O P RO D U CT I O N
Rigoletto Maddalena Monterone Set Designer † Alumnus of the Domingo-
Cafritz Young Artist Program
Christopher Maltman *
Alisa Kolosova *
Kevin Short Erhard Rom * WNO Mainstage Debut
Gilda Sparafucile Conductor Lighting Designer Generous support for WNO
Vuvu Mpofu* Stanislav Trofimov* Roberto Abbado Mark McCullough Italian Opera is provided by
Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello.
Duke of Mantua Giovanna Director Projection Designer
Pene Pati* Deborah Nansteel† E. Loren Meeker S. Katy Tucker
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Everyone cheats in the game of hearts.
Music LIBRETTO Composed
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lorenzo Da Ponte 1790
Let the games begin! Young soldiers Ferrando and February 27–March 19, 2021
Guglielmo are so confident that their fiancées Fiordiligi and
sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
Dorabella will remain loyal when they are away that they
make a bet to prove it. A dashing disguise, a slick seduction... 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
what could possibly go wrong? It’s all fun and games until
the women fall for their “new” admirers. 28 01 02 03 04 05 06
Mozart’s charming comedy returns under the eagerly 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
awaited directorial debut of Kennedy Center Artistic
Advisor-at-Large Renée Fleming. A cast of opera’s rising 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
international stars assembles to sing Mozart’s sublime
music, from the luminous “Soave sia il vento” trio to E V E N I N G / M AT I N E E
Fiordiligi’s determined “Come scoglio” aria. Everyone fools
and everyone is fooled in this satirical romp. Are love’s Featuring the eagerly awaited
strings more loosely attached than we’d like to admit? directorial debut of Kennedy
Center Artistic Advisor at Large,
S U N G I N I TA L I A N W I T H P ROJ ECT E D E N G L I S H T I T L E S | W N O P RO D U CT I O N Renée Fleming
Fiordiligi Guglielmo Conductor Costume Designer * WNO Mainstage Debut
Laura Wilde* Andrey Zhilikhovsky Dalia Stasevska* Amanda Seymour* Generous support for WNO Italian
Opera is provided by Daniel and Gayle
D’Aniello.
Dorabella Despina Director Lighting Designer
Anna Stéphany* Anna Caterina Antonacci* Renée Fleming Mark McCullough
Ferrando Don Alfonso Set Designer Projection Designer
Kang Wang* Paulo Szot Erhard Rom S. Katy Tucker
KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG/SUBSCRIPTIONS 15Life is too short. Join the party.
Music LIBRETTO Composed
Giacomo Puccini Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica 1896
Oh, to be young and in love in Paris! Sure, there are bills to May 2021
be paid—but there’s also art, moonlight, and poetry! When
a group of young bohemian artists gets tangled up in love’s sun mon tue wed thu fri sat
highs and lows, growing up is its own bittersweet heartbreak.
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If tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, then make today a party! No
other group of friends bursts with more youthful optimism 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
than in Puccini’s tough and tender story. This striking
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production features grand sets evoking the city of love,
from the gritty garrets of the Left Bank to the bustling Café E V E N I N G / M AT I N E E
Momus. With Puccini’s ravishing music and its relatable tale ‡ DCYA PERFORMANCE
of exuberance and struggle, La bohème will win your heart for
the first or fiftieth time.
S U N G I N I TA L I A N W I T H P ROJ ECT E D E N G L I S H T I T L E S | W N O P RO D U CT I O N
Mimì Marcello Conductor Lighting Designer
Angel Blue* Adam Plachetka* Evan Rogister Bruno Poet
MAY 15, 17, 21, 23M, 26, 29 MAY 15, 17, 21, 23M, 26, 29
Janai Brugger Gihoon Kim* Director Choreographer
MAY 16M, 19, 24 MAY 16M, 19, 24 Peter Kazaras Ben Wright
Rodolfo Schaunard Original Production † Alumnus of the Domingo-Cafritz
Young Artist Program
Stephen Costello Adrian Timpau * Jo Davies *WNO Mainstage Debut
MAY 15, 17, 21, 23M, 26, 29
Generous support for WNO Italian Opera is
Colline Original Set Design
Evan LeRoy Johnson* provided by Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello.
MAY 16M, 19, 24 Alexandros Stavrakakis * Lee Savage
Photo by Matt Karas
Musetta Benoit/Alcindoro Costume Designer
Jacqueline Echols † Arthur Woodley Jennifer Moeller
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Artist Spotlight
Nixon in China
David Robertson*
Be on the lookout for these great talents in our new season! CONDUCTOR
* WNO Mainstage Debut A noted champion of contemporary American opera, David Roberston makes
Robert Spano * his WNO debut conducting John Adams’s Nixon in China. Currently Chief
Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Robertson conducted the
CONDUCTOR Metropolitan Opera’s 2019–2020 season opening production of Porgy and
Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano makes his WNO Bess. David is closely associated with the music of John Adams, recently
debut this season conducting Beethoven’s Fidelio. Renowned for his artistry in concert conducting his opera El Niño in Houston and winning a 2014 Grammy Award®
halls and opera houses worldwide, Robert made his critically acclaimed Metropolitan for Best Orchestral Performance for his City Noir.
Opera debut in October 2018 leading the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Marnie, and
has appeared as a guest conductor at Covent Garden, New York Philharmonic, Royal
Concertgebouw, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Seattle Opera. Ryan McKinny
RICHARD NIXON | BASS-BARITONE
Elza van den Heever * Ryan McKinny returns to WNO after singing the title role in Mozart’s
Don Giovanni last season. Ryan has performed a wide range of repertoire,
LEONORE | SOPRANO including Handel, Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, and contemporary American opera
Acclaimed South African soprano Elza van den Heever has emerged as one of the at the Metropolitan Opera, Wagner’s Bayreuth Festival, Houston Grand
Fidelio
most exciting dramatic sopranos of her generation. With an expansive repertoire Opera, Dutch National Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and with the San
that includes Mozart, Wagner, Bellini, Strauss, and Berg, Elza has performed at Francisco and Los Angeles symphonies.
the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera
of Chicago, Oper Frankfurt, English National Opera, and Opéra national de
Bordeaux. Fidelio marks her anticipated WNO debut in the challenging title role. Sean Panikkar
MAO TSE-TUNG | TENOR
Brandon Jovanovich Hailed as “one of the stars of his generation” (Opera News), American Sean
Pannikar’s recent engagements have brought him to Komische Oper Berlin
FLORESTAN | TENOR for Henze’s The Bassarids, English National Opera as Don José in Bizet’s
Praised for his “ardent, heroic tenor” (The Wall Street Journal), Brandon Carmen, Dutch National Opera as Jim in Weill’s Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt
Jovanovich is sought after by opera companies worldwide for some of the most Mahagonny, the 2020 Salzburg Festival in Luigi Nono’s Intolleranza 1960, and
demanding tenor roles in the repertoire. In recent seasons, he has appeared Los Angeles Opera in Philip Glass’s Satyagraha. Sean last joined WNO as the
with Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, the Leader in Weill’s Lost in the Stars.
Metropolitan Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago, singing the lead tenor roles in
Fidelio, Rusalka, La Fanciulla del West, Carmen, Die Walküre, and more.
So Young Park*
Brian Mulligan CHIANG CH'ING (MADAME MAO) | SOPRANO
Having made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Queen of the Night, So
DON PIZARRO | BARITONE Young Park makes her WNO debut in another challenging role for coloratura
Brian Mulligan’s repertoire encompasses classic works by Verdi, Wagner, and soprano. Since graduating from LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young
Strauss as well as 20th and 21st-century operas. In 2019, he made significant Artist Program, Park has made important debuts throughout the United
debuts at the Salzburg Festival and at the Dutch National Opera. He regularly States and Europe, including with the New York Philharmonic, Opera Theatre
performs with San Francisco Opera, and has appeared internationally at of St. Louis, Komische Oper Berlin, and Houston Grand Opera.
Zurich Opera, Dutch National Opera, Oper Frankfurt, and Wiener Staatsoper.
He makes his Don Pizarro role debut with this production.
Joélle Harvey*
Eric Owens PAT NIXON | SOPRANO
A noted interpreter of a broad range of repertoire including Handel, Mozart,
DON FERNANDO | BASS-BARITONE and new music, American soprano Joélle Harvey also makes her WNO debut
Bass-baritone Eric Owens returns to WNO following a sensational 2019–2020 with this production of Nixon in China. The 2019–2020 season saw her debuts
season, which included opening the Metropolitan Opera season as Porgy in with the Metropolitan Opera and Santa Fe Opera, as well as returns to New
Porgy and Bess, Wotan in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s complete Ring Cycle, York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony.
and his role debut as King Marke in Tristan und Isolde at Santa Fe Opera.
Eric has performed orchestral, recital, and operatic repertoire worldwide,
including appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, San
Francisco Opera, and Dutch National Opera.
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Boris Godunov Roberto Abbado
Evan Rogister CONDUCTOR
PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Music Director of the Festival Verdi in Parma, Roberto Abbado is one of
the world’s leading authorities on Italian opera of the 19th, 20th, and 21st
Evan Rogister launches into his third exciting season as WNO Principal
centuries. He has conducted many of Verdi’s major works at opera houses in
Conductor leading performances of Musorgsky’s monumental Boris Godunov
the United States and Europe, including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala,
(not seen in D.C. for over 20 years) and Puccini’s poignant La bohème.
Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and
Rogister appears as a guest conductor with important companies on both
Paris Opera, among others. He returns to WNO after leading the company
sides of the Atlantic, including the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper
premiere of Fedora 20 years ago.
Berlin, Bolshoi Theatre, Bergen Philharmonic, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and
Royal Swedish Opera. He leads Göteborg Opera’s first-ever complete Ring
Rigoletto
Cycle, which culminates in 2021.
Christopher Maltman*
RIGOLETTO | BARITONE
Evgeny Nikitin Praised for his “smooth but expansive baritone” (The Financial Times),
BORIS GODUNOV | BASS-BARITONE Christopher Maltman makes his WNO and American-role debut in the title
role of Rigoletto. A remarkably versatile singer, Christopher recently sang the
One of the eminent interpreters of the Russian bass repertoire, Evgeny
title roles in Enescu’s Oedipe at the Salzburg Festival, Rigoletto at the Berlin
Nikitin makes his eagerly awaited return to WNO after a more than 15
Staatsoper, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte at the Metropolitan Opera, and the
year absence. In a career spanning over two decades, he has sung at all the
lead baritone roles in La forza del destino (Covent Garden), Falstaff (Wiener
world’s major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische
Staatsoper), and Le nozze di Figaro (LA Opera).
Staatsoper, Paris Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence,
and his home theater, the Mariinsky.
Pene Pati*
Kwangchul Youn DUKE OF MANTUA | TENOR
PIMEN | BASS Since making his debut as the Duke in Rigoletto as an Adler Fellow at San
Francisco Opera, New Zealand tenor Pene Pati has emerged as one of the
Korean bass Kwangchul Youn is widely recognized in the international
most promising tenors of his generation. In addition to returning to San
operatic and concert world for his interpretations of iconic bass roles by
Francisco Opera, he has performed at Opéra national de Bordeaux and the
Verdi and Wagner. He appears at major opera houses across Europe and
Bolshoi Theatre. In the 2019–2020 season, Pene will make debuts at the
internationally, including those in Vienna, London, Berlin, Milan, Munich,
Wiener Staatsoper and Berlin Staatsoper.
Dresden, Paris, Barcelona, Torino, as well as the Metropolitan Opera
and Lyric Opera Chicago, and the Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals. This
production marks a role debut for him and a long-awaited return to WNO.
Vuvu Mpofu*
GILDA | SOPRANO
Štefan Margita* South African soprano Vuvu Mpofu makes her eagerly anticipated WNO
SHUISKY | TENOR debut as Gilda in Rigoletto. Winner of the coveted John Christie Award, Vuvu
sang Gilda at Glyndebourne in 2018, and has recently made memorable
Slovakian tenor Štefan Margita has performed in the most prestigious opera
debuts at Bayerische Staatsoper, Oper Köln, Bergen National Opera, Opera
houses in the world, such as La Scala, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera,
North, Cape Town Opera, Vlaamse Opera, and Rossini Opera Festival -
Paris Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opéra National de Lyon, and Lyric Opera of
Pesaro. A rising star, she is an Operalia prizewinner and has a number of
Chicago. He makes his WNO debut as Shuisky, one of his signature roles.
exciting future engagements including a return to the Glyndebourne Festival.
Elizabeth Bishop Alisa Kolosova*
HOSTESS/ NURSE | MEZZO-SOPRANO
MADDALENA | MEZZO-SOPRANO
American mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Bishop has been praised by Opera News
A former member of the Wiener Staatsoper Ensemble, mezzo-soprano Alisa
for her “gorgeous voice” and is in equal demand for both opera and concert
Kolosova has triumphed in performances at major opera houses around
performances across the country. She last appeared with WNO as Marcellina
the world, including Paris Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, the Glyndebourne
in Le nozze di Figaro, and has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of
Festival, the Salzburg Festival, and Rome Opera, among others. Alisa makes
Chicago, Cincinnati Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Florida Grand Opera.
her WNO debut this season as Maddalena.
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Dalia Stasevska*
CONDUCTOR
Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in
July 2019, Dalia Stasevska makes her WNO and American operatic debuts
Così fan tutte conducting Mozart’s Così fan tutte. At home equally in opera and symphonic
music, Dalia has conducted the Detroit and Dallas symphonies, Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hallé, and Oslo Philharmonic, as well
as productions at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Kungliga Opera Angel Blue*
La bohème
Stockholm, and Finnish National Opera. MIMÌ | SOPRANO
In recent seasons, Angel Blue has established herself as one of the most
impressive and versatile artists singing today. After singing Bess in Porgy and
Anna Stéphany *
Bess at the Metropolitan Opera last season, she makes her WNO debut as
DORABELLA | MEZZO-SOPRANO Mimì, one of her signature roles. Recently, she has sung Tosca at the Festival
Anna Stéphany has quickly established herself as one of the most exciting d’Aix-en-Provence, Violetta at La Scala, Covent Garden, and Seattle Opera,
mezzo-sopranos singing today, with a repertoire that includes the lead Mimì and Musetta at the Metropolitan Opera, and Bess at La Scala.
mezzo roles in Werther, Der Rosenkavalier, La Clemenza di Tito, and Idomeneo,
and many of the heroic mezzo roles in Handel’s operas. A former ensemble
member at Zurich Opera, she has also sung at Covent Garden and the Stephen Costello
Glyndebourne Festival, and will soon debut at the Dutch National Opera as RODOLFO | TENOR
Marguerite in Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust. Stephen Costello stands “among the world’s best tenors” (Daily Express,
UK). Since receiving the Richard Tucker Award in 2009, he has sung a wide
range of roles at opera houses across the globe, including creating the role of
Anna Caterina Antonacci* Greenhorn (Ishmael) in Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick. Recently, he has returned
DESPINA | SOPRANO to Paris Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, and the Gran
Noted for her singular, indelible performances over three decades, Italian Teatre de Liceu, among others.
soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci makes her WNO debut in a rare U.S.
appearance. Her signature roles have included Cassandre in Berlioz’s Les
Troyens (La Scala, Wiener Staatsoper), Elle in Poulenc’s La voix humaine Adam Plachetka*
(Torino, Luxembourg), the title roles in Cherubini’s Medea (Paris, Toulouse) MARCELLO | BASS-BARITONE
and Bizet’s Carmen (Madrid, Covent Garden, Paris), and Vitellia in La Making his WNO debut as Marcello, Czech baritone Adam Plachetka has
Clemenza di Tito (Paris, Geneva). Having sung both Fiordiligi and Dorabella, performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Wiener
Anna Caterina makes her role debut as Despina in these performances. Staatsoper, Paris Opera, and Covent Garden. In the 2019–2020 season, he
returned to the Metropolitan Opera in Le nozze di Figaro as both the Count
and Figaro, sang Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Wiener Staatsoper, and
Kang Wang* Papageno at the Salzburg Festival.
FERRANDO | TENOR
Australian Chinese tenor Kang Wang recently debuted at Opera Australia,
Pittsburgh Opera, the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Glimmerglass Festival, Jacqueline Echols
and Welsh National Opera. He is a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s MUSETTA | SOPRANO
Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, making his debut with the A graduate of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at WNO, Jacqueline
house in Salome in 2016, and returning in subsequent seasons for Fidelio, Echols made her Metropolitan Opera debut last season as Pousette in
Semiramide, and Manon Lescaut. Massenet’s Manon quickly followed by her first Musetta on the Met stage.
She has sung Violetta at WNO and Palm Beach Opera, and has sung Pip in
Heggie’s Moby-Dick with LA Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, and Dallas Opera, in
Paulo Szot addition to appearances with Michigan Opera Theater, The Glimmerglass
DON ALFONSO | BARITONE Festival, North Carolina Opera, and others.
Baritone Paulo Szot maintains an active career in both opera and musical
theater. He won a 2008 Tony Award® for his performance in South Pacific,
recently returned to Broadway in Kander & Ebb’s Chicago, and in 2010 he
made his Metropolitan Opera debut in Shostakovich’s The Nose. Recently,
he sung Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte at Paris Opera, and has appeared at
Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Real, and with the
Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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C AT C H A G L I M P S E I N T O T H E F U T U R E O F O P E R A !
2020 Marian Anderson Vocal Award Winner
American Opera Initiative Will Liverman in Recital
N OV. 3 0 ( 2 0 2 0 ) | T E R RAC E T H E AT E R
WNO’s acclaimed commissioning program for contemporary
American opera enters its eighth exciting iteration, this season
Our talented Named for the groundbreaking African American contralto, the Marian
Anderson Vocal Award recognizes a young American singer in opera,
showcasing three new 20-minute operas. Our Young Artists and Young Artists oratorio, or recital repertory. Given annually by the Kennedy Center, the
other talented performers will be featured, guided by program award offers a cash prize, a residency at Washington’s Duke Ellington
Currently guided by Robert
director Robert Ainsley. The 2021 AOI 20-Minute Operas will School of the Arts, and a recital co-presented by WNO and the Kennedy
Ainsley, this leading resident-
be mentored by award-winning composer Anthony Davis, Center’s Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. Prior recipients include
training program cultivates
acclaimed librettist Kelley Rourke, and renowned conductor Soloman Howard, Ryan Speedo Green, Denyce Graves, Eric Owens,
promising young singers and
David Neely. Lawrence Brownlee, Janai Brugger, John Holiday, and many others.
accompanists on the verge of
international careers, with many This year’s winner, Will Liverman, is praised for his “lithe, metallic
graduates going on to perform in baritone” (The Washington Post) and “suave and savvy stage presence”
Three New 20-Minute Operas the world’s top opera houses. (The Seattle Times). The gifted baritone has quickly gained a reputation
for his compelling performances, with significant debuts on stages
J A N UA RY 1 6 ( 2 0 2 1 ) , 2 S H OWS | T E R RAC E T H E AT E R Throughout their training,
such as the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera
the Young Artists are featured
Three world-premiere short operas will be staged in a Philadelphia, and more.
prominently in WNO
concert performance, accompanied by a small chamber performances—including this The Marian Anderson Vocal Award is made possible in part thanks to
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.
orchestra comprised of WNO Orchestra musicians. The season’s production of La bohème
second performance will be followed by a Q&A with (see page 17), in which they take on
the artists and creative team. “Short-form chamber
opera appears to be the wave of operatic future,” said
the leading roles for one night only.
From the Kennedy Center’s Education Division
The Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program is made possible through the
the Washington Post about our 2015 world premiere generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, with
presentations. “The young members of the Domingo-
additional funding provided by Susan Carmel, Judy and Billy Cox,
Robert and Lynn Downing, Carl M. Freeman Foundation,
Virginia McGehee Friend, John and Mary Lee Malcolm,
Opera Master Class More Learning
Cafritz Young Artist Program did themselves proud.”
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Pohanka, Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Robin Sagoskin,
Mr. Alan J. Savada and Mr. Will Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling,
Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Schultz, Washington National Opera Council,
with Angel Blue Opportunities
and The Women’s Committee of Washington National Opera.
M AY 1 8 ( 2 0 2 1 ) WNO and the Kennedy Center
J U ST I C E FO R U M AT T H E R E AC H Education Division are committed to
supporting arts learning for every age,
Witness how great performers are made, hear every art form, everywhere: from look-ins
opera’s voices of tomorrow, and observe and open rehearsals for student groups;
the creative process. Emerging artists hone to support for aspiring singers and artistic
their craft under the guidance of Angel professionals through the WNO Young
Blue, who is praised for her “sumptuously
“WNO’s American Opera Initiative is an exciting and voiced soprano” (The New York Times).
Associates and WNO Opera Institute
at American University; to innovative
Angel makes her mainstage debut in
positive leap forward in the trajectory of American opera: WNO’s La bohème following her acclaimed
professional development for teachers
and classroom support through
portrayal of Bess in the Metropolitan
keeping it fresh, energized, bold, and current.” Opera’s 2019–2020 Porgy and Bess.
Kids Create Opera. Learn more at
kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education
Jake Heggie Support for audience education and engagement programming is provided by
FORMER AOI MENTOR The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and National Committee for the Performing Arts.
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National Symphony Orchestra Noseda & Ax Gods & Monarchs:
Don’t miss these thrilling programs featuring some of your favorite singers, T H U. , F E B. 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 AT 7 P. M . Noseda conducts
composers, and vocal works in the Concert Hall. F R I . , F E B. 1 9 , 2 0 2 1 AT 1 1 : 3 0 A . M .
S AT. , F E B. 2 0 , 2 0 2 1 AT 8 P. M .
Oedipus Rex & “Jupiter”
T H U. , J U N E 3 , 2 0 2 1 AT 7 P. M .
Beethoven at 250: Salonen conducts Gianandrea Noseda, conductor S AT. , J U N E 5 , 2 0 2 1 AT 8 P. M .
Emanuel Ax, piano
Noseda conducts Stravinsky’s Perséphone Wagner: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
S U N. , J U N E 6 , 2 0 2 1 AT 3 P. M .
Missa Solemnis Directed by Peter Sellars (from Götterdämmerung) Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 K 281, “Jeunehomme” Mozart: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
T H U. , O C T. 8 , 2 0 2 0 AT 7 P. M . F R I . , N OV. 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P. M . Schumann: Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
F R I . , O C T. 9 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P. M . S AT. , N OV. 2 1 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P. M .
S AT. , O C T. 1 0 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P M
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Peter Sellars, director Remarkable Women: A CO - P R E S E N TAT I O N O F
Genia Kühmeier, soprano Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano
Rimsky-Korsakov’s
Elisabeth Kulman, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bruns, tenor
Pauline Cheviller, narrator
Paul Groves, tenor Scheherazade Fortas Chamber
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Children’s Chorus of Washington
The Choral Arts Society of Washington T H U. , M A R. 4 , 2 0 2 1 AT 7 P. M .
Music Concerts &
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis E.-P. Salonen: FOG (World premiere of orchestral
F R I . , M A R. 5 , 2 0 2 1 AT 8 P. M .
S AT. , M A R. 6 , 2 0 2 1 AT 8 P. M .
Renée Fleming VOICES
version—NSO co-commission)
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Stravinsky: Perséphone (staged) Susan Graham and Music from
Salonen conducts Lorelei Ensemble
J. Wolfe: Her Story (D.C. Premiere—NSO co-commission) Copland House Ensemble
Karawane & Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Daphnis and Chloé Handel’s Messiah N OV. 1 8 , 2 0 2 0 | T E R RAC E T H E AT E R
T H U . , D EC . 1 7 , 2 0 2 0 AT 7 P. M . Take a musical journey through
T H U. , N OV. 1 2 , 2 0 2 0 AT 7 P. M .
S AT. , N OV. 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P. M . F R I . , D EC . 1 8 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P. M . Noseda conducts America’s rich past with the
“beloved and irreplaceable”
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
S AT. , D EC . 1 9 , 2 0 2 0 AT 8 P. M .
S U N . , D EC . 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 AT 1 P. M .
Rachmaninoff & Dvořák (Gramophone Magazine) Grammy
The Washington Chorus T H U. , M AY 2 0 , 2 0 2 1 AT 7 P. M .
Award®–winning mezzo-soprano
Fabio Biondi, conductor S AT. , M AY 2 2 , 2 0 2 1 AT 8 P. M . Susan Graham and the “excellent
E.-P. Salonen: Karawane
Liv Redpath, soprano musicians” (The Chicago Tribune)
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé—complete ballet
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano Gianandrea Noseda, conductor of Music from Copland House
John Matthew Myers, tenor University of Maryland Concert Choir Ensemble. The centerpiece of
Neal Davies, bass Edward Maclary, Director the evening highlights a major
University of Maryland Concert Choir Dvořák: The Noon-Day Witch collaboration between Grammy®-winning composer
Handel: Messiah Szymanowski: Stabat Mater Richard Danielpour and Pulitzer Prize–winning
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 author and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove.
Specifically written for the talents of Susan Graham
and the Ensemble, this robust song cycle chronicles
our history from the pivotal 1960s to today.
The NSO Music Director Chair is generously endowed by Roger and Victoria Sant. The Fortas Chamber Music Concerts are supported by generous contributors to the
Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger,
The Blue Series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation. widow of Abe Fortas.
Support for Renée Fleming VOICES is provided by the
Buffy and William Cafritz Family Foundation.
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Pre-Performance Talks Post-Performance Artist Q&As Special presentation
Join a free lecture before every Opera House Following select performances, don’t miss your
production! Delve deeper as you take a peek inside opportunity to engage directly with our artists and
the composer’s mind, behind the scenes of planning share your thoughts on the experience you just
a production, and into the history and social context had! Here’s your chance to ask questions and get
of each opera. These lectures are free, but patrons the inside scoop on the production from members
must present a ticket from any performance of the of the cast and creative team. All discussions begin
production that is being discussed in the lecture. immediately after the performance and are free
with your ticket.
Most Pre-Performance Talks begin 1 hour before
the performance and last 25–30 minutes. ɐ Fidelio: Nov. 1, 9 (2020)
ɐ Nixon in China: Nov. 2, 8 (2020)
Musicologist Saul Lilienstein’s talks take place on
the following days, beginning 1 hour and 15 minutes ɐ Rigoletto: Feb. 21, Mar. 1, 14 (2021)
before the performance and lasting 35–40 minutes: ɐ Boris Godunov: Feb. 28, Mar. 8 (2021)
Fidelio: Nov. 4 (2020); Nixon in China: Nov. 11 ɐ Così fan tutte: Mar. 7, 15 (2021)
(2020); Boris Godunov: Mar. 17 (2021); Rigoletto:
Mar. 10 (2021); Così fan tutte: Mar. 3 (2021); ɐ La bohème: May 16, 17, 23, 24 (2021)
and La bohème: May 19 (2021).
Opera in the Outfield®
WNO Previews and Recitals
Bring your family and friends to Nationals Park for
on the Millennium Stage a free live screening of a classic opera! Previous
presentations have ranged from The Marriage of
Enjoy preview performances and discussions of
Figaro and Cinderella to Aida and The Barber of
the season’s operas along with recitals featuring
Seville. Relax and enjoy all that the ballpark has
the Young Artists. Enhance your upcoming opera
to offer while you watch—including concessions,
experience with dynamic speakers providing
prizes, entertainment, and more. Be on the lookout
insightful introductions—including historical context,
for more information in the months ahead posted
synopses, and more—alongside young artists who
to OperaInTheOutfield.org.
perform excerpts from select scenes and arias. All
performances begin at 6 p.m. Be on the lookout for Art © Mo Willems. ELEPHANT & PIGGIE is a trademark of The Mo Willems Studio, Inc.
more performances to be announced soon.
ɐ Fidelio and Nixon in China Preview: Oct. 2 (2020) Elephant & Piggie’s SLOPERA!
ɐ Rigoletto and Così fan tutte Preview: Jan. 28 (2021)
A W N O A N D K E N N E DY C E N T E R CO M M I S S I O N A N D WO R L D P R E M I E R E
ɐ WNO Young Artists in Recital: Apr. 8 (2021) P E R FO R M A N C E D AT E A N D T I M E TO B E A N N O U N C E D
ɐ La bohème Preview: May 11 (2021) Elephant & Piggie are in…an OPERA?! Yes! Even better, it’s a SLOPera!
ɐ Elephant & Piggie’s SLOPERA!: Date to be Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Mo Willems pens the libretto
announced of a 20-minute opera for families based on his Elephant & Piggie adventure I
The Millennium Stage is brought to you by
Really Like Slop! This FREE 20-minute opera will be featured in the 2020–2021
season (more information coming soon). Elephant & Piggie’s SLOPERA! is a
bite-sized opera with a flavor all its own!
Opera in the Outfield® is brought to you by the M&M’S® Chocolate Candies and
American Heritage® Chocolate Brands, and the Washington Nationals.
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