Tag: Washington National Opera

Washington National Opera's production makes a radical and joyful declaration of the power and resiliency of community. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Washington National Opera presents an important and lasting new opera about a tech bro who was not a nice guy. By SUSAN GALBRAITH

Washington National Opera's new production is a spectacle of epic proportions and even more impressive musical prowess. By IAN KIRKLAND

Washington National Opera samples composer Richard Wagner’s greatest hits. By WILLIAM POWELL

A kooky cast of characters and ridiculous comedy make up Washington National Opera's fun night in a 1920s New Orleans speakeasy. By KJ MORAN VELZ

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Washington National Opera's visually poignant new production features a profoundly talented cast.

The thrilling new opera defies the idea that there should be no space for global-majority folks to control the telling of their own stories.

Kelley Rourke, the new artistic advisor for the program, previews three new 20-minute operas.

If you are a fan of Verdi, or you enjoy a good tragic opera with plot twists, this one is for you.

When J’Nai Bridges made her triumphant debut in Camille Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah Sunday night, it was the fulfillment of a dream. The young mezzo-soprano’s...

“It’s a ridiculous thing to sing at the top of your lungs about your vulnerability,” American composer Laura Kaminsky observed to this year’s Washington...

Soloman Howard, the 2019 Marian Anderson Award winner, brought his unique flair to the Kennedy Center in his first-ever solo concert at the venue....

The opening night performance of Washington National Opera’s production of Wolfgang A. Mozart’s The Magic Flute was perfectly pleasing, even if the show as...

The Washington National Opera’s (WNO) fine opening night performance of Puccini’s Tosca provided an opportunity for catharsis and reflection, two things our overwrought city needs...

It’s been a quarter of a century since Satan came to call on the Kennedy Center, but the Washington National Opera’s production of Faust...

Opening night in any form of theater is a big deal, but this Saturday’s opening of Eugene Onegin at Washington National Opera carries extra...

Opera in America has had the stink of death upon it for some time now. Lavish productions of period piece love stories and power...

Washington National Opera concludes its 2017-2018 season with a fresh production of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide directed by Washington National Opera’s Artistic Director Francesca Zambello. If...

“Peace and transcendence can only be found in death” seems to be the eternal thread that runs through Verdi’s operatic masterpiece, Don Carlo. Presented...