Opera Icon Renée Fleming joins Wolf Trap Opera as Artist Development Advisor
Vienna, Virginia (February 11, 2025) – Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces its exhilarating 2025 classical season, featuring breathtaking Wolf Trap Opera productions and programs, world-class performances by the National Symphony Orchestra, stars of Broadway, and a captivating evening of dance. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 28.
Adding to the excitement this season, Wolf Trap has announced that internationally acclaimed soprano
Renée Fleming joins
Wolf Trap Opera (WTO) as Artist Development Advisor for a three-year term. Fleming brings her bold vision and passion to Wolf Trap’s world-renowned program for emerging opera talent.
“Wolf Trap Opera has long been a launching pad for some of opera’s brightest stars,” said
Lee Anne Myslewski, Vice President of Opera and Classical Programming. “This season we are honored to have Renée Fleming join the program and help shape the future of opera at Wolf Trap alongside a season set to highlight the exceptional talent within our summer artists in residence. ”
Recognized as one of today’s most exciting American sopranos, Grammy-winner
Tamara Wilson (’08), returns to Wolf Trap as the
2025 Filene Artist-in-Residence. Wilson will work closely with Wolf Trap Opera’s emerging artists and will lead a public master class with WTO's Studio Artists on June 11.
Wolf Trap Opera’s 2025 summer season includes three fully-staged productions:
- The humorous mistaken identity caper of Mozart’s beloved The Marriage of Figaro (June 20, 22, 26 + 28; The Barns at Wolf Trap).
- Poulenc’s powerful Dialogues of the Carmelites, based on the true story of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution (July 18, 20, 24 + 26; The Barns at Wolf Trap).
- Bizet’s highly popular Carmen, a tempestuous opera that steals the hearts of opera lovers and first-time attendees with its familiar music and storyline burning with power, attraction, and betrayal (Aug. 15; Filene Center).
Additional 2025 summer highlights:
As Artist Development Advisor, Renée Fleming will enhance WTO’s training programs with more immersive training, seamlessly blending performance opportunities with mentorship. Over the next three years, she will launch a series of initiatives that reflect her commitment to developing emerging artists. Known for its rigorous training, professional performance opportunities, and artist-centered approach, WTO remains committed to both traditional and boundary pushing repertoire for talented young singers.
“One of the most rewarding things about opera and classical music is the tradition of each generation nurturing the next group of rising artists. I am delighted to be expanding my mentorship of young singers with a new role with Wolf Trap Opera,” said Fleming. “Each summer, the WTO program attracts some of the most gifted young vocalists in the world, and I am looking forward helping these phenomenally talented singers grow and develop their artistry.”
Performance calendar, production information, casting, and a full WTO artist roster can be found here.
To view the full season to date, including pop, rock, and more, visit wolftrap.org/calendar
Ticketing information and links to print-ready venue photography are below.
Ticketing and On-Sale Information
- Wolf Trap members (donors of $100 and up) have access to presales starting today. For more information on becoming a member, visit wolftrap.org/membership.
- Tickets for 2025 summer performances go on sale to the public on Friday, February 28 at 10 AM at wolftrap.org.
- Ticket prices vary by performance and are subject to change. See detailed performance listings online at Wolf Trap’s website calendar.
- Patrons can enjoy special on-sale weekend discounts for select performances.
- Reservations for Wolf Trap’s on-site restaurant, Ovations at Wolf Trap, will open in early March.
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Dan and Gayle D’Aniello, Wolf Trap 2025 Season Underwriters
PNC, Premier Sponsor, 2025 Summer Season
The Boeing Company, Major Sponsor, Boeing Salutes Series
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About Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, produces and presents a full range of performance and education programs in the Greater Washington area, as well as nationally. Wolf Trap features three performance venues: the outdoor Filene Center and Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods, both located at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, and The Barns at Wolf Trap, located adjacent to the Center for Education at Wolf Trap. The 7,028-seat Filene Center is operated in partnership with the National Park Service and annually showcases an extensive array of diverse artists, ranging from pop, country, folk, and blues to classical music, and dance from May through September. The Barns at Wolf Trap is operated by Wolf Trap Foundation year-round, and during the summer months is home to the Grammy-nominated Wolf Trap Opera, one of America’s outstanding professional training programs for early career opera singers. Wolf Trap’s education programs include the nationally acclaimed Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods, a nationally recognized internship program, arts education classes, and grantmaking programs.
Media Information
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Morgan Elwell, Media Relations Manager, O) 703.255.4096 or morgane@wolftrap.org
Sandra Rodriguez, Director of Communications, M) 202.486.7956 or sandrar@wolftrap.org