Performances in N.Y.C. “Grounded,” by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, is premiering at Washington National Opera after attracting criticism over sponsorship. The mezzo-soprano Emily D ...

Washington National Opera was eventually brought on as a kind of out-of-town tryout for Michael Mayer’s production. This led to some unwelcome news coverage earlier this year, ...

The Home You Own She manages the opera’s costumes — and has excellent laundry tips. After 36 years at the Washington National Opera, almost no one knows how to handle delicates like Marsha ...

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On my walk to the Kennedy Center for Washington National Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’s “Elektra,” I encountered skeletons and zombies, a roving crew of drag “Karens” and ...

“Grounded,” a two-act opera by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, which had its world premiere at the Washington National Opera on Saturday, is based on a 2013 monodrama by Mr. Brant in which an ...

Giacomo Puccini's final opera Turandot gets a brand new ending premiered in Washington, with music by a composer known for video game tunes and a librettist who produced 'Succession' ...

Not to deal in unsolicited prophecies, but if you go see the Washington National Opera production of “Macbeth,” you’ll love it. Giuseppe Verdi’s 1847 adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic ...

Dancers perform at a dress rehearsal of the Washington National Opera's production of Puccini's Turandot at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on May 8, 2024.

Lately, people have been talking about Washington National Opera for other reasons, too. After premiering much-discussed new operas like Blue and Grounded, it’s also welcoming an acclaimed new music ...

Every year, in late spring, more than 30 young opera singers converge on Vienna — the one in Virginia — to train at the ...