Explore full-scale productions, arias, stories, and more in our collection of the latest video releases and highlights from the archive.
Grammy Award®–winning composer Christopher Tin, known for his film and video game soundtracks (Civilization 4), and acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Susan Soon He Stanton (Succession) discuss their compelling new world premiere ending to Puccini’s final, unfinished work.
Talented creative teams. Powerful stories. All-original opera. WNO’s acclaimed commissioning program for contemporary American opera enters its 11th exciting season—showing how short opera can move and inspire us!
Singer Emily D’Angelo performs an aria from the world premiere opera “Grounded” which is co-produced by Washington National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.
Watch the documentary of the making of Blue, an opera commissioned by Washington National Opera.
Watch performances and interviews behind Washington National Opera's innovative short works exploring questions around the stories monuments tell -- the legacies they embody, and the memories they cement.
Watch a stunning performance from Elektra -- a power-packed, “fasten your seatbelt” opera, from its dramatic, harrowing music to its hair-raising finale. This acclaimed international cast includes superstar soprano Christine Goerke singing the title role of a daughter possessed.
Verdi’s melodrama set in 16th century Spain has it all for the “perfect” opera night out, with one rousing aria and chorus after another.
Did you know that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two great passions in life? One was law. The other was opera.
Renowned mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges invites you to experience the world premiere of a series of interwoven short works presented together in a single evening. Creative teams Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran, Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, Kamala Sankaram and A.M. Homes, and Carlos Simon and Marc Bamuthi Joseph offer intimate stories that celebrate diversity and acknowledge the struggles of today’s America.
Explore questions raised by the WNO's short works opera "Written In Stone." Music by Carlos Simon. Libretto by Marc Bamuthi-Joseph
Watch a performance from Written In Stone. Music by Carlos Simon. Libretto by Marc Bamuthi-Joseph
Watch a performance from Written In Stone. Music by Carlos Simon. Libretto by Marc Bamuthi-Joseph
Watch a performance from Written In Stone. Music by Carlos Simon. Libretto by Marc Bamuthi-Joseph
Watch performances and interviews behind Washington National Opera's innovative short works exploring questions around the stories monuments tell -- the legacies they embody, and the memories they cement.
Watch America’s finest young singers and pianists perform some of their favorite arias, beautifully shot on location at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Tune in to subsequent episodes to meet all the artists and see them in action.
Watch America’s finest young singers and pianists perform some of their favorite arias, beautifully shot on location at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Tune in to subsequent episodes to meet all the artists and see them in action.
Watch America’s finest young singers and pianists perform some of their favorite arias, beautifully shot on location at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Tune in to subsequent episodes to meet all the artists and see them in action.
Watch the first installment in a series called "Come, Hope" - an initiative of the Washington National Opera that takes its title from an aria in Fidelio, an opera that celebrates the triumph of the human spirit.
In this time, which has tested the human spirit like none other in recent memory, we summon hope through the power of the arts.
Mezzo J’Nai Bridges and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny perform in front of D.C.’s most iconic monuments—representing our collective memories and shared hope for a more perfect future.
Did you know that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two great passions in life? One was law. The other was opera.
Watch a performance from Written In Stone. Music by Carlos Simon. Libretto by Marc Bamuthi-Joseph
Watch a performance from the opening concert of the IRELAND 100, a festival celebrating 100 years of Irish arts and culture, and its relationship to America.
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