The Lisner Auditorium, at George Washington University, is smaller than the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, with 1,400 seats ...

Washington National Opera announces spring 2026 performances at venues across the D.C. area, including Treemonisha, The ...

The Washington National Opera lined up Lisner Auditorium for two upcoming operas — and saw a jump in donations — after announcing plans to leave an arts complex that has been transformed under ...

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ new version of Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha tells the story of a love that surpasses death. On June 14, 1904, Joplin, the future “King of Ragtime,” married Freddie ...

Last Saturday Opera Theatre of St. Louis premiered a new adaptation of Scott Joplin’s legendary opera Treemonisha. It is a bright and worthy addition to our recent flurry of adoration of some of ...

Scott Joplin composed the music and wrote the libretto for the opera "Treemonisha," which he published in 1911. According to vocalist and professor Darian Clonts, "'Treemonisha' has the honor of being ...

Current interest in historical works by black composers has led to numerous contemporary performances. This spring brought two new versions of Scott Joplin’s opera “Treemonisha,” offering new context ...

Scott Joplin’s lost opera “Treemonisha” premieres in Florida at the Dr. Phillips Center Credit: Courtesy photo Legendary American jazz and ragtime composer Scott Joplin’s lost opera Treemonisha is ...

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When “Treemonisha” takes the stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, it represents more than an evening’s entertainment. Opera Orlando is presenting the Florida premiere of this ...