Opera Wire

Opera Wire

Eri Nakamura, Amanda Batista, Joseph Lattanzi & Colin Aikins Lead Glimmerglass Festival’s 2026 Season

https://operawire.com/glimmerglass-festival-announces-2026-season/
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The New York Times

The New York Times

Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/arts/music/washington-national-opera-kennedy-center.html
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The Guardian

The Guardian

Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/07/washington-national-opera-kennedy-center
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DC Theater Arts

DC Theater Arts

Great dramatic moments triumph in ‘Aida’ at Kennedy Center

https://francescazambello.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Great-dramatic-moments-triumph-in-‘Aida-at-Kennedy-Center.pdf
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Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle

Houston Grand Opera's soaring revival of 'Porgy and Bess' lives up to its legacy.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/classical/article/porgy-and-bess-houston-grand-opera-21121515.php
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Parterre Box

Parterre Box

Francesca Zambello and members of the cast of Washington National Opera’s production of Aïda discuss the complicated legacy of one of Verdi’s most beloved works.

https://parterre.com/2025/10/24/by-boycotting-us-you-are-killing-art/#google_vignette
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Opera Now

Opera Now

Kennedy Center Artistic Director, Francesca Zambello, speaks candidly about boycotts, donor fears and why the arts must persist as a force for unity and resistance

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/features/article/the-future-of-washington-national-opera
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Francesca Zambello honored as a 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductee

Francesca Zambello honored as a 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductee

OPERA America is pleased to announce the induction of nine exemplary artists, administrators, and advocates to the Opera Hall of Fame as the class of 2025. The 2025 Opera Hall…

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Lifetime Achievement award for the arts at the Sons and Daughters of Italy foundation

Lifetime Achievement award for the arts at the Sons and Daughters of Italy foundation

Francesca Zambello was proud to receive the lifetime achievement award for the arts at the Sons and Daughters of Italy foundation. This organization does many fine things to help young…

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Broadwayworld.com

Broadwayworld.com

Interview: Theatre Life with Francesca Zambello

https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Interview-Theatre-Life-with-Francesca-Zambello-20250523
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The Colgate Maroon-News

The Colgate Maroon-News

Inaugural Innovater-in-Residence Francesca Zambello ’78 Puts on Opera-Ballet ‘Kiss the Sky’

https://thecolgatemaroonnews.com/59576/af/artists-in-inaugural-residency-workshop-okeeffe-kiss-the-sky/
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Announcing Colgate’s Inaugural Innovator-in-Residence

Announcing Colgate’s Inaugural Innovator-in-Residence

Colgate will host Francesca Zambello ’78, as the inaugural innovator-in-residence in February, 2025. Zambello is the artistic director of the Washington National Opera. She also served as the general and…

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