Washington National Opera

08/21/2025

🎵 WATCH⚾

Last night, our WNO team attended the ' Opera Day at the ballpark!

They met fans, took the field for the mascot race, and got everyone excited for Opera in the Outfield this Saturday!

Join us!
https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education/opera-in-the-outfield/

08/21/2025

Tonight was ' Opera Day at the ballpark, and our team took the field as we round the bases heading toward Opera in the Outfield this Saturday at Nationals Park!

It’s guaranteed to be a home-run performance.

You don’t want to miss it!
https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education/opera-in-the-outfield/

08/20/2025

Take a look at the fashions from the WNO's production of 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴, designed by Oscar-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell.

Then watch these beautiful designs come to life on Saturday, August 23rd, at Nationals Park during our free broadcast at Opera in the Outfield®.

Learn More⤵️
https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education/opera-in-the-outfield/

08/18/2025

Take a look behind the curtain at Gershwin's 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴 and then Join Washington National Opera on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Nationals Park for a FREE Broadcast at:

Opera in the Outfield!

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education/opera-in-the-outfield/

08/15/2025

This year's Opera in the Outfield event has FREE fun for the whole family!

Gates open at 4:30 p.m. at Nationals Park for family-friendly fun, before a 5:30 presentation of Slopera! A Bite-Sized Opera by Mo Willems and Carlos Simon.

Learn More
https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education/opera-in-the-outfield/

08/14/2025

🎼 Summertime and the living is easy🎼

Join us at Nationals Park for Opera in the Outfield and experience the Gershwin classic and so many other special songs from this presentation of 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘴.

Gates open at 4:30 PM on August 23 for this FREE event with activities for the whole family.

Learn more⤵️
https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/education/opera-in-the-outfield/

08/08/2025

🎤 See the future of opera!🎼

Tonight at 7 PM
Tomorrow at 2 PM

Members of the 2025 WNO Institute will perform an original opera combining art songs from a variety of repertoire and their own original works.

Tickets:
https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/opera-institute-showcase/

07/28/2025

We’re thrilled to congratulate our Artistic Director, Francesca Zambello, on her induction into the 2025 Opera Hall of Fame by OPERA America! 🎉👏

An internationally recognized opera and theater director, Francesca has led WNO since 2013 with bold vision and artistic excellence. Under her leadership, WNO staged its first full Ring cycle and launched the American Opera Initiative, a groundbreaking program that champions new American works.

Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved honor and Francesca’s remarkable contributions to opera—at WNO and beyond.

07/23/2025

Congratulations to WNO’s Jeffrey Cunard! His dedication to the arts community and opera world inspires us all. We’re so lucky to have him as part of the family!

OPERA America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, which honor outstanding trustees of North American opera companies for their exemplary leadership and service on behalf of their respective organizations.

The 2025 recipients for U.S. opera companies are:

Jeffrey Cunard, Washington National Opera
Janet Farrell, IN Series
Erin Flannery, Experiments in Opera
Liz Kathman Grubow, Cincinnati Opera
Mel Weingart, OPERA San Antonio

The Association for Opera in Canada selected Marc Chalifoux of Against The Grain Theatre and Robert Milne of Pacific Opera Victoria as Canadian recipients of its parallel Best in Governance Award.

07/22/2025

07/08/2025

Picnic blankets. Baseball lights. And one of the greatest operas ever written. Join us for Opera in the Outfield at Nationals Park for a FREE broadcast of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess on August 23 brought to you by Mars, Incorporated. ⚾ 🎭 🎵

Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the production begins at 6:30 p.m. Learn more ⬇️
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05/29/2025

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