Le Comte Ory: "A Must-See"

Rossini's Le Comte Ory, currently being presented by the Wolf Trap Opera Company at The Barns at Wolf Trap, has garnered great reviews from both The Washington Post and The Washington Times:

"At the Barns at Wolf Trap on Friday night, Rossini's second-to-last opera (dating to 1828, a year before "William Tell") zipped along with the clockwork precision of Gilbert and Sullivan -- on amphetamines. There's not a wrong note in the whole production." -Mark J. Estren, The Washington Post

"The Wolf Trap Opera Company launched its impossibly entertaining version of Gioacchino Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" this past weekend, and it's a must-see." -TL Ponick, The Washington Times

You have two more chances to catch Le Comte Ory, this Friday, July 21, at 8 p.m. and this Sunday, July 23, at 2 p.m. Members of the Wolf Trap Opera Company will also join the NSO this Saturday, July 22 at the Filene Center, as they present Roméo et Juliette in Concert.

Photo taken by Carol Pratt at last week's Le Comte Ory dress rehearsal. More are available on the Wolf Trap Opera 2006 blog.