Showing posts with label Washington National Opera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington National Opera. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2025

WNO'S Aida Revival Takes the War Drama Out of Egypt

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The Washington National Opera celebrates its 70th anniversary with a revival of its 2017 contemporary production of Aida , in which Egypt an...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Opera "Blue" Premieres in Washington After a Three-Year Delay

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When Washington National Opera announced its premiere of composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson's opera Blue for Marc...
Monday, May 16, 2022

White Horse Can't Save WNO's Staid Carmen

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Carmen is a typical femme fatale : a woman who brings misfortune to the man who falls in love with her. She is also wild, untamable and some...
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Monday, March 14, 2022

Washington National Opera Returns to Stage With Mozart's Opera Buffa

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After a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the Washington National Opera has returned to the stage. It was not a spectacular opening Sa...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

American Opera Follows Its Own Path

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Washington National Opera’s premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s opera  Blue , a tragic story about an African-American family in New York, would ha...
Monday, May 7, 2018

CANDIDE, ou l'Optimisme à l'Américain

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The Washington National Opera on Saturday presented the last piece of its 2017-2018 season: Leonard Bernstein's Candide , an unmista...
Monday, November 13, 2017

WNO's Alcina Is All About Gorgeous Singing

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For those who love beautiful singing and acrobatic coloratura, the Washington National Opera's performance of Handel's Alcina i s a...