I used to be drastically trying ahead to attending Washington Nationwide Opera’s manufacturing of Romeo and Juliet. Composer Charles Gounod’s music is just stunning all through, and it was my first alternative to listen to the extremely acclaimed soprano, Rosa Feola. I obtained all that and extra. It was a very rewarding creative expertise. Possibly in some unspecified time in the future I’ll forgive the great friar…however don’t maintain your breath.
The Fan Expertise: Romeo and Juliet was scheduled for performances within the Kennedy Heart’s Opera Home on November 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, and 18. The November 17 efficiency will function WNO’s Cafritz Younger Artists within the lead roles. The opera is sung in French with supertitles proven overhead; it lasts about 2.5 hours along with a 25 minute intermission. Tickets for remaining performances can be found at this hyperlink.
WNO’s Romeo and Juliet is a co-production with the The Glimmerglass Pageant the place the opera was carried out this previous summer season. Additionally it is a part of the DC-wide Shakespeare All over the place Pageant; particulars at this hyperlink.
Half hour pre-opera talks are given to ticket holders one hour earlier than performances. Publish-performance query and reply periods had been scheduled with members of the solid on November 6 and a couple of.
Parking within the Kennedy Heart is often plentiful at round $25 per day, with a small low cost for Kennedy Heart members when reserved forward of the day. The Metro to Foggy Backside and the free purple Kennedy Heart buses, from there to the Kennedy Heart runnning each quarter-hour, are a superb possibility. There are snack stands in the principle foyer, and on the Terrace stage, the KC Café affords meals cafeteria fashion at reasonable costs; effective eating is on the market on the Terrace stage within the Roof Terrace Restaurant. Meals and drinks besides water should not allowed contained in the opera home, however you should buy reusable containers along with your drinks which you can take inside.