Explore Francesca Zambello’s calendar of upcoming and past productions.

Jump to Calendar: 2027 | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

– 2027 Openings –

Feb 12 - 27, 2027

Turandot

The Dallas Opera

Venue Website

March 12- 21, 2027

O'Keeffe: Kiss the Sky - World Premiere

WNO Harman Hall at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Venue Website

March 20, 25, 27th; 2027

Idomeneo: A Trojan Tale

WNO Harman Hall at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Venue Website

Apr. 29, 2027

La traviata

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Apr. 30 - May 16, 2027

Show Boat

Houston Grand Opera

Venue Website

May 29–June 22, 2027

Das Rheingold

San Francisco Opera

Venue Website

June 4 - 20, 2027

Guys and Dolls

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Venue Website

July 12 - August 22, 2027

The Barber of Seville

The Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

– 2026 Openings –

January 23-February 1, 2026

Ragtime

Opera Montana

Venue Website

Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2026

Madama Butterfly

North Carolina Opera

Venue Website

Feb 8-14, 2026

The Little Prince

The Dallas Opera

Venue Website

Feb 28- March 8, 2026

Porgy and Bess

Lyric Opera

Venue Website

Mar. 12 - 22, 2026

Treemonisha

Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in the Eisenhower

Venue Website

Mar. 19 - 29, 2026

The Crucible

Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in the Eisenhower

Venue Website

May 8 - 23, 2026

West Side Story

Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in the Opera House

Venue Website

July 10 - Aug 15, 2026

Oklahoma!

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

July 11 - Aug 31, 2026

Madame Butterfly

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

Sept 26 - Oct 4, 2026

Turandot

Opera Montreal

Venue Website

Nov 7 - 20, 2026

Madama Butterfly

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Nov 14 - 21, 2026

Nixon in China

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Nov 22, 2026

We the People

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Nov 21 - Dec 13, 2026

Candide

LA Opera

Venue Website

Dec 18 - 20, 2026

The Odyssey

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

– 2025 Openings –

JANUARY 12TH 2025

Lecture

TRIANGLE WAGNER SOCIETY

Venue Website

Jan. 31 - Feb. 15, 2025

West Side Story

Houston Grand Opera

Venue Website

Apr. 25 - May. 11, 2025

Tannhäuser

Houston Grand Opera

Venue Website

May 23 - 31, 2025

Porgy and Bess

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Sep 20 - Oct 12, 2025

West Side Story

The Los Angeles Opera at the Dorothy Chandler

Venue Website

Oct. 24 - Nov. 15, 2025

Porgy and Bess

Houston Grand Opera

Venue Website

Oct. 24 - Nov. 2, 2025

Aida

Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center

Venue Website

Nov 8 -Nov 16, 2025

La traviata

The Atlanta Opera

Venue Website

Nov 14-22, 2025

The Marriage of Figaro

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Dec. 12 - 14, 2025

The Little Prince

Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in the Terrace Theater

Venue Website

DEC 2, 2025–JAN 4, 2026

Guys and Dolls

Shakespeare Theater Company

Venue Website

– 2024 Openings –

Now until January 2024

Rebecca, Musical

Vienna Raimund Theater

Venue Website

Feb 2, Feb 4 2024

BARBER OF SEVILLE

NORTH CAROLINA OPERA

Venue Website

March 9 - April 7 2024

Aida

Lyric Opera Of Chicago

Venue Website

April 2024

West Side Story

Opera Australia
Handa Opera On The Harbour

Venue Website

April 26 - May 12

The Sound of Music

Houston Grand Opera

Venue Website

May 11 - 25

Turandot

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

OCTOBER 8TH, 2024

Lecture

SAN FRANCISCO WAGNER SOCIETY

Venue Website

OCTOBER 19 - 27, 2024

La traviata

Detroit Opera

Venue Website

Oct. 25 - Nov. 4, 2024

Fidelio

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Oct. 26, 2024

Gods & Mortals: A Celebration of Wagner

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Nov 13–Dec 1, 2024

Carmen

San Francisco Opera

Venue Website

Dec. 13 - 15, 2024

Jungle Book

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

– 2023 Openings –

Now until January 2024

Rebecca, Musical

Vienna Raimund Theater

Venue Website

Jan 20th, 21st, and 22nd

American Opera Initiative, new works

The J.F. Kennedy Center

Venue Website

March 3 - 5th

The Sound of Music

Arizona Opera – Phoenix

Venue Website

March 11 - 12

The Sound of Music

Arizona Opera – Tucson

Venue Website

May 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, & 21

La Traviata

Seattle Opera

Venue Website

From June 2

West Side Story

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Venue Website

August 17, 2023

Idomeneo

Aspen Music Festival

Venue Website

From September 9th

Klangwolke Linz

Brucknerhaus

Venue Website

November 4 - 12

The Sound of Music

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Venue Website

December 8 - 10

The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

December 8th and 10th

The Nose

Chicago Opera Theater

Venue Website

– 2022 Openings –

From May 14th

Carmen

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

May 21 - June 12

Aida

Los Angeles Opera

Venue Website

From July 8

The Sound of Music

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

Opens July 19

Tenor, Overboard

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From Sept 22

Rebecca, Musical

Vienna Raimund Theater

Venue Website

From October 28

Elektra

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

Opens November 4

La Traviata

Kansas City Opera

Venue Website

From December 16

West Side Story

Cagliari Opera House, Italy

Venue Website

– 2021 Openings –

July - August

The Knock

Film Producer

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July - August

Il Trovatore

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

November

Florencia en el Amazonas

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Venue Website

– 2019 Openings –

From 18 January

Florencia en el Amazonas

Houston Grand Opera

Venue Website

From 22 March

West Side Story

Opera Australia on Sydney Harbour

Venue Website

From 26 April

Porgy and Bess

Fort Worth Opera

Venue Website

From 27 April

La Traviata

Atlanta Opera

Venue Website

From 3 May

West Side Story

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Venue Website

From 5 June

Carmen

San Francisco Opera

Venue Website

From 6 July

Show Boat

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From 7 July

La Traviata

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From 12 October

Luisa Miller

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Venue Website

– 2018 Openings –

From 27 January

Candide

Los Angeles Opera

From 8 February

Der fliegende Holländer

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

From 20 April

West Side Story

Houston Grand Opera

From 5 May

Candide

Washington National Opera

From 5 May

Aida

Seattle Opera

From 12 June

Das Rheingold

San Francisco Opera

From 13 June

Die Walküre

San Francisco Opera

From 15 June

Siegfried

San Francisco Opera

From 17 June

Götterdämmerung

San Francisco Opera

From 7 July

West Side Story

Glimmerglass Festival

From 14 July

The Barber of Seville

Glimmerglass Festival

From 11 August

Porgy and Bess

Seattle Opera

From 22 September

West Side Story

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

From 6 October

La Traviata

Washington National Opera

From 12 October

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Indiana University Opera

From October

La Traviata

Bolshoi Theatre

From 3 November

West Side Story

Atlanta Opera

From 7 November

Norma

Operá Nacional de Chile

From 14 December

The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me

Washington National Opera

– 2017 Openings –

From 25 February

Dead Man Walking

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

From 7 July

Porgy and Bess

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From 16 July

The Siege of Calais

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From 9 September

Aida

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

– 2016 Openings –

From 15 April

Show Boat

Dallas Opera

Venue Website

From 30 April

The Ring of the Nibelung

Washington National Opera

Venue Website

From 23 July

The Crucible

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From 7 August

Glimmerglass Festival Preview and Brunch

Glimmerglass Festival

Venue Website

From 5 November

Aida

San Francisco Opera

Venue Website