Old Maid and the Thief, April 16

WNO REHEARSAL STUDIO

6925 Willow St. NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC

Tickets: Pay what you can!

The Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera’s Project Presentation provides our Young Artists with an opportunity to prepare a production in just under a week. Every artist at some point in their career will get the opportunity to “step in at the last minute” under various circumstances. The Project Presentation provides our Young Artists with an opportunity to stretch their creative wings by giving them the opportunity to prepare a new role and production in a safe and empowering way.

Join us at our Rehearsal Studio to watch the resulting performance!

The Old Maid and the Thief  by Gian Carlo Menotti is a witty and satirical one-act opera that explores morality, temptation, and the allure of the forbidden. 

Set in a small town, the story centers on two seemingly respectable women—Miss Todd, played by Veronica Siebert, and her maid Letitia, played by Viviana Goodwin—whose curiosity and hunger for excitement lead them into increasingly questionable behavior when they harbor a handsome drifter, Bob, played by Chandler Benn. 

As gossip spreads, the town busybody Miss Pinkerton, played by Anneliese Klenetsky, fuels suspicion and intrigue. What follows is a comedic unraveling that cleverly suggests it is often those who appear most proper who are quickest to abandon their principles.