The Wolf Trap Opera Company Honored With GRAMMY Nomination for Recording of John Musto's Volpone

Comic Opera Unfaithfully Based on Ben Jonson's Classic Comedy Nominated in 'Best Opera Recording' Category

VIENNA, Va., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts proudly announces a GRAMMY nomination in the category of 'Best Opera Recording' for Volpone, a piece commissioned by the Foundation and performed by the organization's nationally renowned Wolf Trap Opera Company. Unfaithfully based on Ben Jonson's 17th century comedy, this new opera revives the great tradition of comic opera through the eyes and minds of composer John Musto and librettist Mark Campbell. Volpone is the only U.S. opera recording nominated, John Musto is the only American composer in this category, and Volpone is the only 21st-century work represented.

Recorded at The Barns at Wolf Trap, Volpone was conceived, written and designed specifically for the intimate 375-seat historic theater. This production represents a truly integrated Wolf Trap effort, featuring cast members from the opera company's 2007 summer residency program, CD booklet design by Foundation staff, and an independent release via the burgeoning Wolf Trap Recordings label. The recording is available for purchase via, iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby.

The 'Best Opera Recording' category recognizes the conductor, principal soloists, and album producer(s). Volpone conductor Sara Jobin gained recognition in 2004 as the first woman to conduct on the main stage subscription series at San Francisco Opera. Principal soloists are baritone Joshua Jeremiah, tenor Jeremy Little, mezzo-soprano Faith Sherman, soprano Anne-Carolyn Bird, tenor Rodell Rosel, baritone Museop Kim, soprano Lisa Hopkins, and tenor Steven Sanders. Recording producer credit goes to Blanton Alspaugh.

The 52nd GRAMMY awards are scheduled for January 31, 2010, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In advance of this prestigious event, our public relations team is happy to arrange interviews with Mr. Musto, Mr. Campbell, Wolf Trap Opera Company cast members associated with the production, and/or relevant members of the Wolf Trap staff who lent assistance to the recording. Several copies of the recording are also available for review which can be shipped immediately.