Volpone Receives GRAMMY NominationWolf Trap Opera Company’s 2009 Recording of Volpone Nominated for GRAMMY in Best Opera Recording Category.

With an irresistible score by John Musto and a swift, tightly-rhymed libretto by Mark Campbell, Volpone is a comic opera for the 21st century.

The GRAMMY-nominated live recording was made at The Barns at Wolf Trap in 2007 and features members of the Wolf Trap Opera Company. Volpone was released on Wolf Trap Recordings and is available through cdbaby.com, iTunes, and Amazon.com.

• Opera News remarked that "Volpone adds a touch of levity to the new opera scene, which seems to have gotten stuck in a rather gloomy groove."
• The Washington Post said that "A masterpiece was born" when Volpone premiered in 2004.
• The Wall Street Journal called Volpone "an effervescent black comedy… witty, unsentimental and thoroughly engaging."
• Opera Now said that "Comedy is so hard that most modern opera creators don’t dare tackle it, but composer John Musto and librettist Mark Campbell… prove that it can be done well."

Press Release, December 4, 2009 - "Wolf Trap Opera Company Receives GRAMMY Nomination"