Washington National Opera's excellent production of Scott Joplin's historic and only surviving opera plays its last performance at Lisner Auditorium on Sunday, March 15 To honor the country’s 250th ...

Washington National Opera managed to resume performances within two months of its abrupt departure. But there are still challenges ahead.

The Washington National Opera Company opened “Treemonisha” this weekend to two sold-out audiences at Lisner Auditorium on the campus of George Washington University.

The Washington National Opera returned on to the stage where it first debuted almost 70 years prior on Saturday, a full-circle moment as the company begins charting a path beyond its longtime home at ...

Get a sneak peek of the Washington National Opera's adaptations of 'Treemonisha' and 'The Crucible' at Lisner Auditorium this weekend.

In February, D.C.'s opera company severed its relationship with the Kennedy Center. Now, they're on to their next — and less certain — chapter.

Scott Joplin composed the music and wrote the libretto for the opera "Treemonisha," which he published in 1911. According to vocalist and professor Darian Clonts, "'Treemonisha' has the honor of being ...

When “Treemonisha” takes the stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, it represents more than an evening’s entertainment. Opera Orlando is presenting the Florida premiere of this ...

Opera Orlando presents the Florida premiere of Scott Joplin's Treemonisha, a significant work in American opera history. Set in the Reconstruction Era, the story follows a young woman who leads her ...

Scott Joplin’s lost opera “Treemonisha” premieres in Florida at the Dr. Phillips Center Credit: Courtesy photo Legendary American jazz and ragtime composer Scott Joplin’s lost opera Treemonisha is ...

Before ragtime made him famous, Scott Joplin dreamed of something bigger - a full-scale opera that would tell the story of a young Black woman who lifts her community through knowledge. That opera was ...