
West Side Story. Photo by Greg Mooney for /The Atlanta Opera.

West Side Story. Photo by Greg Mooney for /The Atlanta Opera.

West Side Story. Photo by Todd Rosenberg.

Tati. American Opera Initiative, 2025. Photo by Bronwen Sharp.

Mud Girl. American Opera Initiative, 2025. Photo by Bronwen Sharp.

Ryan McCartan is Tony in West Side Story.

Shereen Pimentel is Maria in West Side Story.

Taylor Harley is Riff in West Side Story.

Amanda Castro is Anita in West Side Story.

Yurel Echezarreta is Bernardo in West Side Story.

Marin Alsop conducts West Side Story on May 8, 9, and 15.

James Lowe conducts West Side Story on May 10 and 14.

Francesca Zambello directs Robert Ward's The Crucible and West Side Story.

Artists of the Cafritz Young Artists Program perform in both The Crucible and Treemonisha.

Susan Graham, American mezzo-soprano, is a featured performer at WNO's 70th Anniversary Gala.

Cafritz Young Artist Viviana Goodwin is Letitia in Old Maid and the Thief.

Cafritz Young Artist Chandler Benn is Bob in Old Maid and the Thief.

Cafritz Young Artist Anneliese Klenetsky is Miss Pinkerton in Old Maid and the Thief.

Cafritz Young Artist Veronica Siebert is Miss Todd in Old Maid and the Thief.
Lyric Baltimore
Fully-Staged Production
(Tickets sold via Lyric website)
Lyric Baltimore
Fully-Staged Production
Women Who Opera
(Tickets sold via Lyric website)
Lyric Baltimore
Fully-Staged Production
BravO Young Professionals
(Tickets sold via Lyric website)
Lyric Baltimore
Fully-Staged Production
(Tickets sold via Lyric website)
The Music Center at Strathmore
Semi-Staged Production
Women Who Opera
(You will need to create an account via Strathmore's website)
The Music Center at Strathmore
Semi-Staged Production
BravO Young Professionals
(You will need to create an account via Strathmore's website)
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Washington National Opera is partnering with the official ticketing companies of our partner venues to sell performance tickets. We strongly advise against purchasing tickets from third-party sellers on other websites.
Find answers to common questions about purchasing tickets, including where to buy, subscriber access, seating, refunds, and what to expect on performance day.
The main difference is that the fully-staged performances at the Lyric Baltimore will include a set. The semi-staged performances at The Music Center at Strathmore will feature everything, including costumes, props, and dancers, except the set.
You can buy tickets for all of our performances via the venue box offices. To protect yourself from fraudulent sites, we have created direct links to official ticketing sites from this page and each of our show pages.
We strongly advise against purchasing tickets from third-party sellers.
Please do not try to purchase tickets to those events as they are now cancelled. WNO is working to get the Kennedy Center events removed as soon as possible. Please only select the Lisner Auditorium event listings.
Wheelchair accessible and companion seats are available for purchase via a variety of methods, depending on the venue. You can also contact the venue directly for details on available ADA/Accessibility services.
Lyric Baltimore: For ADA/accessible seating information or to request a sign language interpreter, please call 410-900-1165 or email karen@mdlyric.org.
The Music Center at Strathmore: Please visit their website for more information or call the Ticket office during business hours at 301-581-5100.
Yes! WNO is lucky to enjoy the loyal support of our Women Who Opera (WHO) and BravO Young Professionals (between the ages of 18 and 40 years) groups. They host special nights during a production, along with other fun events. If you are interested in joining, please email info@washnatopera.org.
Women Who Opera Performances:
BravO Nights:
Yes! Students may access a 20% discount by emailing info@washnatopera.org from their school address. We also encourage students to consider joining Bravo Young Professionals group for further discounts and opportunities to connect with opera lovers and and the opera-curious at our performances and beyond.
Please reach us at info@washnatopera.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Visit Lyric Baltimores website for all details, including map with nearby recommended hotels and restaurants
Directions
From DC/points south: (VIA I-95) Take I-95 North to West Conway Street. Take South Charles Street to West Mount Royal Avenue.
(VIA MD-295) Take MD-295 North to Russell Street. Continue on Russell Street. Take South Paca Street and North Charles Street to West Mount Royal Avenue.
From points north: (VIA I-83) Take Exit 5/Maryland Avenue. Go straight through the traffic light and the Lyric will be on the left. Prior to reaching the Lyric, you can turn on Oliver Street to access the Fitzgerald parking garage.
From points west: Take I-70 East to I-695 North. Take I-695 to 83 South. Take 83 South to Exit 5/Maryland Avenue. Go straight through the traffic light and the Lyric will be on the left. Prior to reaching the Lyric, you can turn on Oliver Street to access the Fitzgerald parking garage.
A limited number of street parking spaces are available along Mount Royal Avenue (including several handicapped-accessible locations) and other nearby streets. Please carefully check the associated signage for time and availability information.
All parking garages and open lots adjacent to The Lyric are privately owned.
The Lyric’s preferred parking option is the Fitzgerald Garage, located at 80 West Oliver Street, between Mt. Royal Avenue and Maryland Avenue. The garage is directly behind the venue on Oliver Street and offers ample parking for guests.
No prepayment or reservation is required, and the garage is open to the public. For more information, you can contact the Fitzgerald Garage directly at fitzgerald@propark.com.
For oversized vehicles, there is an open lot at the MICA train station. The lot is located at 1400 Cathedral Street.
The Lyric Baltimore is 0.2 miles (approximately a 5 minute walk) from Penn Station-Baltimore. Multiple Amtrak and MARC trains are available from Union Station to Penn Station; we recommend departing no later than an hour and a half before the performance time.
The last MARC train departing from Penn Station for Union Station on Friday May 8 and Saturday May 9 will be too early to take back to DC, however there is an Amtrak train (Northeast Regional Train 165) that departs Penn Station at 11:05 pm. The last MARC train to Union Station on Sunday May 10 is at 6 pm.
You can plan your trip and learn how to purchase tickets on the MTA MARC train website and Amtrak website respectively.
Strathmore Music Center is located 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway (I-495) on Rockville Pike (Route 355).
From DC/points south: Wisconsin Ave NW merges with Rockville Pike (Route 355) in Bethesda. Travel 1/2 mile north of the Capital Beltway on Rockville Pike; take a right onto Tuckerman Lane just after the Metro overpass and follow Tuckerman around to the left. The entrance to Metro parking garage is on the left.
From points north: Travel I-270 South, exit the I-270 Spur onto Old Georgetown Road (Route 187). Follow the signs to Old Georgetown Road North (Route 187 North), and turn left onto Old Georgetown Road North. Within a quarter mile, turn right onto Tuckerman Lane. Follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles. Stay on Tuckerman Lane and cross over Rockville Pike (Route 355). The entrance to Metro parking garage is the second driveway on the right.
From Baltimore/points east: Travel the Capital Beltway (I-495) to Exit 34 and head north on Wisconsin Avenue, Route 355 (Rockville Pike). Take a right onto Tuckerman Lane just after the Metro overpass and follow Tuckerman Lane around to the left. The entrance to Metro parking garage is on the left.
From points west: Travel the Capital Beltway (I-495) to Exit 36 onto Old Georgetown Road (Route 187). Turn left off the exit ramp onto Old Georgetown Road and proceed for approximately 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Tuckerman Lane and follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles. Stay on Tuckerman Lane and cross over Rockville Pike (Route 355). The entrance to Metro parking garage is the second driveway on the right.
Once in the Metro parking garage, take the stairs or elevators to the 4th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.
Parking is located in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Garage. A fee of $5.20 is required Monday–Friday and may be paid using a credit card or SmarTrip card. SmarTrip card dispensers are available at all stations with Metro-operated parking lots.
To get to the Strathmore Music Center from the parking garage, take the stairs or elevators to the 4th level of the garage and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance.
Strathmore is located immediately adjacent to the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station, on Metro’s Red Line. Once at the station, follow the walkway out of the Metro station to the left entrance of the Metro Garage. Take the stairs or elevators to the 4th level and walk across the sky bridge into the Music Center’s main entrance. Plan your trip on the Metro website. Montgomery County Transit bus numbers 6, 37, 46, and 96 service the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station. Plan your bus trip using the Montgomery County Transit website.
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