All posts tagged "washington national opera"
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Opera Review: WNO’s Eugene Onegin
The Washington National Opera's lovely, affecting "Eugene Onegin" offers a rare Russian treat
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Opera Review: Washington National Opera’s “La traviata”
WNO’s La traviata presents Verdi’s classic soberly, subtly, and with touching clarity
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Opera Review: WNO’s The Barber of Seville
Expect to laugh more than you thought possible in the company of a full orchestra, wigs, Counts, and world-class singing
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Strange Magic: Alcina at the Washington National Opera (Review)
Washington National Opera's "Alcina" showcases baroque music with a contemporary soul.
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Review: Washington National Opera’s “Aida”
Aida's confusing staging is offset by powerful sopranos and grand production
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Review: Washington National Opera’s “Madame Butterfly”
WNO's "Madame Butterfly" blends beautiful opera with an overwhelming art concept
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WNO’s Champion is a knockout (Review)
Terence Blanchard's jazz opera Champion comes out swinging and delivers some powerful punches
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Tragedy in the Ring: “Champion” mixes jazz, opera and sexuality
In Terence Blanchard's stylized, jazz-infused Champion, a boxer struggles to come to grips with his sexuality with operatically devastating results.
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Washington National Opera’s “Dead Man Walking” (review): Original, beautiful and compelling
The Washington National Opera's Dead Man Walking is what modern opera should be
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WNO’s “The Daughter of the Regiment”: Much needed respite from tumultuous times
The Daughter of the Regiment offers much-needed respite from tumultuous times
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WNO’s “The Marriage of Figaro” (review)
Rocking no boats, WNO's "The Marriage of Figaro" is all about the music, the voices and the traditional
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Ringing the Changes: WNO’s Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods
"Siegfried" and "Twilight of the Gods" offer visual, emotional and moral potency -- and a fist in the air for their female characters
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Ringing True: WNO’s Ring Cycle (review)
The first two operas in WNO's Ring Cycle are powerfully sung, brilliantly staged, and stunningly executed
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Ring Master: Francesca Zambello
As head of The Washington Opera, Francesca Zambello strives to make the artform as accessible and relevant as possible. Including Wagner's Ring Cycle.
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Delayed Launch: Washington National Opera’s “Carmen”
Carmen doesn't quite take off until the second act, but it's a flight worth taking
