One of the things that didn't help #WashingtonNationalOpera after they left the Kennedy Center, is that they lost access to their marketing lists (which they are currently negotiating with KC to get access to, including their trust fund). So sign up below if you want to learn about #WNO.
"To me, a flawed man eventually choosing to do the right thing is more powerful than a hero. We need imperfect people to choose to do the right thing in the world, now more than ever. That is what makes this piece so relevant." Quite looking forward to seeing #WNO #TheCrucible tomorrow.
Everything Tom Foley wrote is a lie and he’s just another PE guy contributing to the enshitification of [gestures wildly] everything. Shame on the Wall Street Journal for publishing such dreck @wsj.com #arts #kennedycenter #wno #nso
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From NYT: Attendance at the opera had declined after Mr. Trump returned to office last year and quickly installed himself as the Kennedy Center's public face - naming himself chairman, filling its historically bipartisan board with loyalists and personally hosting the ceremony for the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Since Mr. Trump's name was added to the center, many artists have said they would no longer perform there. Francesca Zambello, who has served as the opera's artistic director for 14 years, suggested that its performances this spring season sent a broader message about the company's values. "We will present three American works that explore themes at the heart of what makes our country great," she said in the statement. "'Treemonisha' celebrates the triumph of education over ignorance, while "The Crucible' is a cautionary tale about a righteous mob that murders innocent women and tears families apart. We close with 'West Side Story', a modern spin on the Shakespeare play that Leonard Bernstein called 'an out and out plea for racial tolerance.?" The Lisner Auditorium, at George Washington University, is smaller than the Kennedy Center's Opera House, with 1,400 seats compared to about 2,300 at the center. The company will also host events at a variety of other venues around Washington, including St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church and the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, where participants of the opera's Cafritz Young Artist Program will perform "Beethoven & Bohème" next month. Reggie Ugwu is a Times culture reporter.
What a relief, my kid is working on Treemonisha
at the #WNO
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The Washington National Opera #WNO announced on Friday it is moving its performances out of the #JohnFKennedyCenter, in what could be one of the most significant departures from the institution since #Trump took control of it.
Washington National Opera latest to leave Kennedy Center - www.reuters.com/world/us/was... #bravo #WNO
Washington National Opera says it will leave DC's #KennedyCenter.
The #WNO is the latest group to quit the performance venue since convicted FELON and adjudicated sex offender, donald #trump decided to ILLEGALLY rename it as his own.
Turns out, being a dictator is harder than trump wants.
“[I]f we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options…The two things that support a company financially, because of the takeover, have been severely compromised.”
#operasky #wno
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one of my favourite, & the UK's best, production / performance companies #WNO
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Beth sy'n digwydd pan fydd optimistiaeth yn cwrdd â realiti?
Mae Candide yn adrodd stori taith un dyn trwy ryfel, trychineb ac abswrdiaeth mewn taith epig ar draws Ewrop a thu hwnt - yn ei gais i ffeindio'r gorau o bob byd posibl.
#WNOcandide #Candide #WNO
BAFTA-winning actor Rakie Ayola (Narrator and Dr. Pangloss in Candide) talks with our Co-General Director Adele Thomas, about working on her first opera, her first experience with WNO, and the still relevant themes of Candide.
Watch the full episode here
#WNO #WNOCandide #RakieAyola
🔥 When opportunity arises, it's important to show up. And no one shows up like Max Hanson.
🎯 He'll be stepping in on late notice to fill in on the #WNO main card this Friday in MASSIVE match to really showcase how many hours he's been putting in on the mats.
#GrapplingHour #GrapplingHourClips
🏅 After securing his spot at Finishers, Sean Yadimarco makes his #WNO debut this Friday in an absolute banger. It's great to see someone with the passion for the art of jiu jitsu getting a bigger spotlight!
#GrapplingHour #GrapplingHourClips #BJJ #Teaching #Training #GymCulture
Sean Yadimarco is no stranger to the spotlight. Big congratulations to the man as he punched his ticket to the next #WNO at Finishers Sub-Only this weekend!
#GrapplingHour #BJJ #NoGi #SubOnly
Chirs Wojcik may have had what it took to get his hand raised at WNO last week, but did he have the skillz to beat ME in The Grappling Hour Submission Challenge? Watch him contend with my guard and my trash talk in our latest episode, out now.
#GrapplingHour #BJJ #SubmissionChallenge #WNO
★★★★ PETER GRIMES #WNO - In every sense a tour de force, with the orchestral playing having an almost desperate, frenzied power, a febrile energy and rage - review by Stephen Walsh www.theartsdesk.com/opera/peter-...
I went to #PeterGrimes last night. #WNO. It was stupendous.
Music has the power to heal.
Welsh National Opera's wellness programme showed that music can help people with chronic pain.
Some participants went on to join choirs, while others felt well enough to resume working. #WNO #NHS
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Congratulations to WNO's cast and crew for winning @royalphilsoc.bsky.social's Opera and Theatre Award for Death and Venice, which featured Roderick Williams, Gareth Brynmor John and Alexander Chance!
www.grovesartists.com/link/WHqoQ #WNO #RPSAwards
🎭 THEATRE NEWS 🎭
Welsh National Opera announce 2025/2026 season marking its 80th anniversary.
Head to the website www.pinkprincetheatre.com for the full story.
#pinkprincetheatre #theatrenews #opera #welshnationalopera #wno #newseason #theatreroyalplymouth #trp #plymouth #whatsonplymouth
Great to see Welsh National Opera back in my birth town of Swansea at the wonderful Grand Theatre.
#opera #swansea #WNO
I had to cancel my scheduled Washington National Opera chorus audition because I got sick just a few days prior--I guess this was a blessing in disguise. I hope #WNO survives the whole #KennedyCenter fiasco
Welsh artists and Welsh stories: Welsh National Opera celebrates its 80th birthday with a 2024/25...
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#preview #WNO
Event Attributes
Lovely review from @thetimes.com featuring Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts as Don Curzio and Don Basilio with Welsh National Opera!
www.thetimes.com/culture/clas... #WNO
Die #WNO berichtet über die Folgen der Kämpfe in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo #DRC: Nach Einnahme der Millionenstadt Goma sind Hunderttausende intern Vertriebene erneut geflüchtet, viele Menschen leiden Hunger, die Gesundheitsversorgung ist weitgehend zusammengebrochen, US-Hilfsgelder fehlen.
★★★★★ THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO #WNO - No concessions and no holds barred in a compelling revival, punches, placards and all - review by Stephen Walsh theartsdesk.com/opera/marria...
Toi toi toi to Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts who performs the roles of Don Basilio and Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro with Welsh National Opera!
6 February – 6 June
wno.org.uk/whats-on/fig... #tenor #WNO
It is catastrophic. Internationally famous events, training for young people - and God forbid we lose #WNO.
