Generation O | Out @ the Opera | Lectures and Series
O-Zone Lectures
These educational and entertaining free pre-performance lectures in the Kennedy Center Opera House are the perfect beginning to an evening of opera, providing insight into the composer's mind and the inspiration behind your favorite operas. For the novice, these lectures are a great opportunity to learn more about what you will see during the opera performance; and for the expert they offer new insight into the work and the composer's creative process.
These lectures are free, but
patrons must present a ticket or stub from any performance of the production that is being discussed in the lecture. O-Zone lectures begin at 6:15 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Opera House.
2007-2008 O-Zone Schedule
La Bohème |
Thursday, September 20, 2007 |
| Don Giovanni |
Thursday, November 1, 2007 |
| A View from the Bridge |
Thursday, November 8, 2007 |
| The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer) |
Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
| Rigoletto |
Thursday, April 3, 2008 |
| Tamerlano |
Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
| Elektra |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 |
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Opera Insights
FREE Opera Insights feature historians, writers, critics, and artists who provide perspectives, context, musical illustrations, and excerpts to enhance your opera experience.
All lectures begin at 6:00 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
2007-2008 Insights Schedule
La Bohème |
Tuesday, September 4, 2007 |
| Don Giovanni |
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
| A View from the Bridge |
Monday, October 29, 2007 |
| The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer) |
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
| Rigoletto |
Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| Tamerlano |
Monday, April 28, 2008 |
| Elektra |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
For more on Opera Insights, click here.
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Artist Q&As
Get the inside scoop on Washington National Opera's productions with our new Q&A sessions. Following the Sunday matinee performance of each opera, join WNO's artists and artistic staff for a unique opportunity to ask questions about our productions. Sessions will begin shortly after each performance in the Opera House.
Reservations are not required, but you must have ticket to the matinee performance in order to attend the post-performance Q&A session.
2007-2008 Q&A Sessions
La Bohème |
Sunday, September 23, 2007 |
| Don Giovanni |
Sunday, November 4, 2007 |
| A View from the Bridge |
Sunday, November 11, 2007 |
| The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer) |
Sunday, March 30, 2008 |
| Rigoletto |
Sunday, April 6, 2008 |
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Sunday, April 13, 2008 |
| Tamerlano |
Sunday, May 4, 2008 |
| Elektra |
Sunday, May 18, 2008 |
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Women in Opera
In partnership with the National Museum of Women in the Arts, WNO presents "What Were They Thinking?", a series of three events examining the female characters in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, and Strauss' Elektra. Each event includes performances by WNO artists and free admission to exhibits at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. All events take place on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. in the Performance Hall at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Buy now and get the series of 3 for $40 or purchase individual events at $15 each. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, September 12. Call Audience Services at 202.295.2400 or 800.US.OPERA to purchase the series. Individual tickets are available online or by telephone.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
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