Opera
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Porgy and Bess Soars at Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera’s stirring revival of George Gershwin's classic highlights the power of community and voice.
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Mark Campbell Gives Steve Jobs the Opera Treatment
Librettist Mark Campbell has penned nearly 40 operas, including one about Silicon Valley's most mythologized figure.
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The WNO’s ‘Macbeth’ is a Soaring Operatic High
If you see one opera this season, let it be WNO's "Macbeth," Verdi's journey into the dark heart of the Scottish play.
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The WNO’s ‘Fidelio’ Both Hits and Misses
Opera may not be the nimblest of the arts, but in choosing Beethoven’s Fidelio, Francesca Zambello’s production lands right on time. From the opera’s theme...
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‘Turandot’ is Almost, But Not Quite, Fabulous (Review)
The Washington National Opera's "Turandot" creates a new ending for the Puccini masterwork, but the production feels lacking.
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ Opera Review: Love and Death
The Washington National Opera's 'Romeo and Juliet' is the epitome of impending doom delivered with entertainment and style.
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‘Grounded’ Review: Operatic Soar
To see Jeanine Tersori's 'Grounded,' at the Washington National Opera, is to be dazzled by concept and execution alike.
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WNO’s ‘La bohème’ Review: The Crying Game
Swooningly melodic and accessible, the Washington National Opera's 'La bohème' is a reliable tear-jerker.
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Editor’s Pick: The InSeries Presents the Online Opera ‘Everything for Dawn’
The new digital opera series Everything for Dawn is, to quote the New York arts organization that produced it, “a web streaming series of daring...
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The Maryland Lyric Opera’s Virtuosic Verdi
The Maryland Lyric Opera offers a stormy take on Otello as the finalé to its passion-stirring "Season of Verdi."
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Hidden Figures: Virginia Opera’s “Fellow Travelers”
Paranoia, fear, and gay love are at the center of the Virginia Opera's bold new production of "Fellow Travelers."
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The Kennedy Center’s American Opera Initiative Thinks Outside the Box
Silen Wellington and Walken Schweigert infused their queer-themed opera with melody, attitude, and magic.
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Editor’s Pick: Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Maryland Lyric Opera
The Maryland Lyric Opera is continues its celebration of Verdi, one of the world's greatest and most popular opera composers.
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Editor’s Pick: WNO’s Free Opera on the Field Presents ‘Carmen’
The Washington National Opera's most popular community event returns next weekend, with a free broadcast recording of the company's Carmen from last spring.
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Editor’s Pick: Washington Concert Opera’s ‘Lakmé’
There are no sets, costumes, or props to distract from the operatic score or upstage the performers in any production from the Washington Concert Opera,...
