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4 Reasons to Host Your Next Event at Wolf Trap 
Jan 22, 2025

4 Reasons to Host Your Next Event at Wolf Trap 

Planning an unforgettable event begins with choosing the right venue. Whether your occasion is grand or intimate, Wolf Trap has a space to suit your vision. Nestled in a national park just outside of Washington, DC, the facilities at Wolf Trap offer a spectacular backdrop that seamlessly blends natural beauty with modern amenities.  Home to several unique venues that cater to a range of needs—from...

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You Can Go Home Again
Jul 23, 2024

You Can Go Home Again

Twenty years ago, Wolf Trap Opera premiered my first libretto for a full-length opera at The Barns at Wolf Trap. The composer was John Musto, the commissioner/producer was Kim Pensinger Witman, the director was Leon Major, and the opera was Volpone. Some 40+ operatic works later, I look back on that nurturing, fun, and wonderfully collaborative experience with great fondness; I had been working in musical theater and, somehow in a barn in Northern Virginia, I found a home in this strange, new (at least to me) world called opera. ...

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The School for Lovers
Jun 06, 2024

The School for Lovers

Così fan tutte, the final work in the towering trilogy brought to us by Mozart and Da Ponte, is certainly the most challenging of the three to bring to the modern stage....

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Welcome to the Meadow Commons
May 22, 2024

Welcome to the Meadow Commons

Stepping into summer at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is magical. Families and friends dine on delicious picnics amongst the verdant landscape, and audiences share in laughter, song, and dance under the stars. Every summer at Wolf Trap is remarkable, but this one might just be the best yet....

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Get to Know Wolf Trap Education!
May 18, 2024

Get to Know Wolf Trap Education!

Whether you're a seasoned patron or a first-time visitor, you might not be aware that Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts offers a variety of vibrant educational outreach programs. Through these initiatives, Wolf Trap collaborates with educators, young children, and families to bring joyful, active learning to life through the arts. Get to know us better!...

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