CENTER Magazine

CENTER Magazine

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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Production images: The Sound of Music

Production images: The Sound of Music

The image gallery from this past summer's production of The Sound of Music at the Glimmerglass Festival have been added to my website.

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Greetings from D.C., K.C. and…Messina

Greetings from D.C., K.C. and…Messina

Throughout the fall, I’ve been traveling between New York (both the City and Cooperstown), Washington, and Kansas City, MO, following the progression of autumn at its most flamboyant. I last…

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Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and a fond and grateful farewell

Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and a fond and grateful farewell

Greetings from Vienna Guten Tag…or rather…Grüß Gott. In Germany you always greet someone with Guten Tag, but in Austria, the preferred expression is Grüß Gott — which roughly means “God…

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