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NSO at Wolf Trap:The Best of Wagner's Ring / Patrick Summers, conductor
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Published: Apr 17, 2018
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Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello
Acclaimed American opera director Francesca Zambello, formerly Washington National Opera's Artistic Advisor, is WNO's new Artistic Director.
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18-19 Season Subscriptions Now Available!
Guarantee your seasts for 2018-2019 Washington National Opera season with a subscription! Led by Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, the 2018–2019 season presents fresh takes on CLASSIC operas, fascinating CONTEMPORARY works, and the best in AMERICAN artistry. Don’t miss Verdi’s La traviata, Kevin Puts’s Silent Night, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Gounod’s Faust, Puccini's Tosca, and much more.
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Washington National Opera's BravO is DC's premier young professional arts-lover program for those between the ages of 18 and 40! The program is free to join and offers discounted tickets, social events, backstage tours, pre-performance talks, and more.
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Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The May-August issue features the revival of Rossini's The Barber of Seville; Francesca Zambello's glittering production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide; the WNO Opera Gala Concert featuring Patti LuPone, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Gunn, Kathryn Lewek, and Isabel Leonard; and much more!
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