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Fidelio – WNO

Fidelio – WNO

Love fuels a revolution in Beethoven’s monumental, sole opera. Oct. 25 - Nov. 4, 2024

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CENTER Magazine

CENTER Magazine

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Magazine. May - June 2024

https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/05320863#/05320863/1
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Houston Chronicle Review: The Sound of Music, HGO

Houston Chronicle Review: The Sound of Music, HGO

Houston Grand Opera's 'Sound of Music' is a must-see family experience.

https://francescazambello.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Houston-Chronicle-Review.pdf
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Review: The Sound of Music, Houston Grand Opera

Review: The Sound of Music, Houston Grand Opera

Even before the curtain went up on its stunning production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, Houston Grand Opera had a smash on its hands.

https://francescazambello.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Houston-Press-Review.pdf
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West Side Story Reviews

West Side Story Reviews

★★★★★ – Cultural Binge “a perfect Sydney night out” – Cultural Binge 2024/03/24/west-side-story-handa-opera/ “THIS exuberant revival of a hit musical born as long ago as 1957 hits the mark with…

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DDP Director Feature

DDP Director Feature

Dance Data Project (DDP) recently published the latest edition of Point by Pointe, a special issue celebrating dance in operas, plays, and theater. DDP was excited to feature Francesca Zambello…

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Review: THE LION, THE UNICORN, AND ME at Kennedy Center

Review: THE LION, THE UNICORN, AND ME at Kennedy Center

As good as I remembered – and possibly even better on second listening. - Broadwayworld.com

https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Review-THE-LION-THE-UNICORN-AND-ME-at-Kennedy-Center-20231211
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In today’s WSJ weekly roundup of upcoming arts events.

In today’s WSJ weekly roundup of upcoming arts events.

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NYT- Stark Gender Imbalance at U.S. Opera Companies Extends Beyond Podiums

NYT- Stark Gender Imbalance at U.S. Opera Companies Extends Beyond Podiums

The Washington National Opera, where Francesca Zambello is the artistic director, outpaced other big American companies in hiring women as conductors and directors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/arts/music/gender-imbalance-at-us-opera-companies.html#:~:text=Arecentstudyfoundthat,and2021theresearchersfound.
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Mozart’s Idomeneo

Mozart’s Idomeneo

Tickets will go on sale in April. MOZART: Idomeneo, re di Creta, K. 366 FEATURED CONDUCTOR & ARTISTS Robert Spano, Music Director Matthew Polenzani, Tenor Francesca Zambello, Director Alan Fletcher,…

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NYT – She Made Glimmerglass a True Festival. Now She’s Moving On.

NYT – She Made Glimmerglass a True Festival. Now She’s Moving On.

During Francesca Zambello’s 12 years as the festival’s leader, she did what she set out to do: took on “complex issues through storytelling and music making.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/arts/music/francesca-zambello-glimmerglass.html
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WSJ – Glimmerglass Review: Francesca Zambello’s Curtain Call

WSJ – Glimmerglass Review: Francesca Zambello’s Curtain Call

In her final season as artistic director, she presents a comedic Rossini pastiche, ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘Carmen’ and a thematically linked double bill of ‘Taking Up Serpents’ and world premiere ‘Holy Ground’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/glimmerglass-festival-review-francesca-zambello-tenor-overboard-ken-ludwig-joseph-colaneri-kelley-rourke-rossini-the-sound-of-music-rodgers-and-hammerstein-james-lowe-taking-up-serpents-kamala-sankaram-jerre-dye-holy-ground-damien-geter-lila-palmer-lidiya-yankovskaya-carmen-bizet-11660684339
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Classical Notes: Glimmerglass director Zambello talks past, future on her exit

Classical Notes: Glimmerglass director Zambello talks past, future on her exit

“We create shows so people can talk about them and talk about the ideas, whether they’re serious or you put it down to entertainment.”

https://www.timesunion.com/music/article/Classical-Notes-Director-of-the-Glimmerglass-17359728.php
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NYT – Lend Me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required.

NYT – Lend Me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required.

“Let’s do a Rossini comedy that doesn’t exist yet,” the head of the Glimmerglass Festival [Francesca Zambello] said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/17/arts/music/tenor-overboard-glimmerglass-rossini.html
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Zambello’s New Staging at LA Opera: ‘As Good as Aida Gets.’

Zambello’s New Staging at LA Opera: ‘As Good as Aida Gets.’

Zambello's New Staging at LA Opera: 'As Good as Aida Gets.'

https://www.musicalamerica.com/firewall.cfm?request=newsnewsstorycfmarchived0storyID50440categoryID4&en=0
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Beethoven in Virtual Reality

Beethoven in Virtual Reality

Beethoven in Virtual Reality

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/fidelio-vr/
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Washington National Opera’s ‘Carmen’ marks grand return to Kennedy Center Opera House

Washington National Opera’s ‘Carmen’ marks grand return to Kennedy Center Opera House

“This is our return to grand opera in the Opera House,” Artistic Director Francesca Zambello told WTOP.

https://wtop.com/entertainment/2022/05/washington-national-operas-carmen-marks-grand-return-to-kennedy-center-opera-house/
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A late-spring harvest of classical concerts; or, 10 preludes to summer

A late-spring harvest of classical concerts; or, 10 preludes to summer

With “Carmen,” the Washington National Opera celebrates a proper return to Francesca Zambello-helmed grand opera at the Kennedy Center.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/06/classical-music-concerts-dc-may-june-2022/
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GGF honors Francesca at 2022 Gala

GGF honors Francesca at 2022 Gala

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Glimmerglass Festival 2022

Glimmerglass Festival 2022

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