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A visually stunning Aida at Seattle Opera

Francesca Zambello's hip-hop graffiti staging of Aida comes to Seattle.

***11

By Hilary Stroh, 9 September 2017

Francesca Zambello’s engaging Aida opened the season at Washington National Opera, eventually getting into its stride.

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Washington

9 Sept 2017

Graffiti meets Nefertiti: Aida in Washington DC

By Hilary Stroh

By Hilary Stroh, 6 May 2016

Tonight’s Götterdämmerung brought the cycle to a fitting – and wholly American – conclusion.

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Washington

6 May 2016

Twilight of the Gods gives way to an American dawn

By Hilary Stroh

By Hilary Stroh, 4 May 2016

Zambello's Ring for the WNO continues to engage and impress.

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Washington

4 May 2016

Holding a mirror up to Nature: Zambello’s Siegfried

By Hilary Stroh

By Hilary Stroh, 30 April 2016

Das Rheingold stages flawed American Ambitions in the first Ring Cycle in Washington DC.

***11

By Kevin W Ng, 3 October 2015

Vancouver Opera's opening production of the 2015-16 season features an ideal cast let down by stale production

***11

By Thomas May, 8 August 2015

To open its season, Seattle Opera presents its first-ever Nabucco in a production undermined by weak staging and uneven casting.

**111

By Simon Chin, 26 February 2011

Read our review of Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Iphigénie en Tauride by Gluck, in its 2011 broadcast from the Met Opera in New York.