Washington National Opera was established in 1957 as the Opera Society of Washington by Day Thorpe, the music critic of the now defunct Washington Star, but then the most … 展开

The tenure of Plácido Domingo, 2000 to 2011
Plácido Domingo, general director of the company from 2000 until 2011, began an affiliation with the opera … 展开

• Archived website from the Placido Domingo era
• Current website of the Washington National Opera
• Bruce Duffie, "Conversation Piece: Martin Feinstein, General Director of the Washington Opera" The … 展开

Under George London, 1977
In addition to running a fiscally sound company with packed houses, its deficit reduced by two-thirds, and exciting productions such as the city's first Thaïs in 1976, another of George London's major achievements was the … 展开