Ariana Wehr
7 pieces since 2016 — in 6 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Washington National Opera.
7
pieces
6
roles
4
companies
11
years
Role Barberina
Role Girlfriend
Moody “Blue”
The Glimmerglass Festival premiered a searing examination of race, identity, and the fraught relationship between communities of color and law enforcement. Blue, with a score by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Tazewell Thompson.
Role Girlfriend 1
A foggy lullaby
American opera and its institutions are experiencing an identity crisis. Nowhere is this clearer than in Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori’s Blue.
Role Kahua
Throne away
WNO premiered Better Gods, an hour-long work by composer Luna Pearl Woolf and librettist Caitlin Vincent on Friday evening.
Role regime-enabling director
On topic
Washington National Opera’s American Opera Initiative, now in its 5th year, keeps the opera flame alight at the Kennedy Center during the long winter stretch between mainstage WNO productions.
Role Tsaritsa
Prick and choose
Heartbeat Opera knows how to party.