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Boat Show
Published: Feb 9, 2015

Wagner in Washington: The Road to the Ring
Published: Feb 9, 2015

The Flying Dutchman: Synopsis
Published: Feb 9, 2015

Dialogues of the Carmelites: Synopsis
Published: Jan 22, 2015

Francis Poulenc and Dialogues of the Carmelites
Published: Jan 22, 2015

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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.

• New & Noteworthy
  2015-2016 Season Announced

  Washington National Opera's 2015-2016 season includes Bizet's Carmen, a newly revised production of Philip Glass's Appomattox, Kurt Weill's Lost in the Stars, and the Washington premiere of Francesca Zambello's complete Ring Cycle, plus the American Opera Initiative and more.

  

• New & Noteworthy
  Ring Cycle Contribution Packages Available Now

  Casting for Washington National Opera's 2016 Ring Cycle is announced and contribution packages with priority seating are available now.

  

• New & Noteworthy
  Kennedy Center News Now Online

  Kennedy Center News is now available to read online! The March-April issue features the WNO revival of The Flying Dutchman starring Eric Owens, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists in concert, and more.