"Stage director Francesca Zambello conjures a gorgeous world where hieroglyphics by the L.A.-based artist RETNA create a striking backdrop to the timeless story."
Summer Glimmerglass THE SOUND OF MUSIC Opening JULY 8 Director, Francesca Zambello Choreographer, Eric Sean Fogel Set design, Peter J. Davison
"The department director who hired me for Yale was a woman, as was Francesca Zambello, the artistic director of the Washington opera who, in 2015, offered me my debut with Rossini's Cenerentola."
Summer Glimmerglass TENOR OVERBOARD Opening JULY 19 New Rossini comedy with book by Ken Ludwig Director, Francesca Zambello Co-Director, Brenna Coiner Set design, James Noone Costume Design, Loren Shaw
After her passing, a leading opera director, Francesca Zambello, said "She was our greatest advocate and our greatest spokesperson. She carried this art form."
Carmen director Denyce Graves, set designer Riccardo Hernández, lighting designer Robert Wierzel and I got together with our Technical Director, Ross Rundell, and Director of Production, Abby Rodd, in Cooperstown…
"San Francisco Opera would never rank operas from best to worst—but today, we’re going rogue! "
March 15, 2022 by Rachael F. Goldberg, Broadway World "But between Mozart and Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte's surprisingly balanced story (the men are just as easily manipulated as the women,…
January 16, 2022 by Steven Brown, Texas Classical Review "Zambello’s staging brought out not only the natures of the individual characters—from Madam de Croissy’s dignity and Madame Lidoine’s warmth to…
November 15, 2021 by Aaron Hunt, Newcity Stage “Director Francesca Zambello’s original production, with some new polish added by the original design crew for this very short Chicago run of…
