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"It blew my expectations out of the water."
Kennedy Center audiences are raving about ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦.
You have ONE more chance to see what all the fuss is about!
Join us for our closing performance TONIGHT at 5 PM.
Take a look at the magical moments captured from our first performance of ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦.
A limited number of tickets are still available - don't miss your chance to attend this special production!
ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦ opens TONIGHT and runs through December 14.
βThe Little Princeβ Highlights Kennedy Center Holiday Shows.β
georgetowner.com/articles/20β¦
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the tech rehearsal for ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦, opening TOMORROW at our Terrace Theater.
The Little Prince, The Aviator, the Fox, the Snake, & the Rose invite you to join them on this magical adventure!
Academy & Emmy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman sat down with BroadwayWorld before her adaptation of ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦ opens at our Terrace Theater.
The show runs for only five performances between December 12th and 14th.
broadwayworld.com/washingtonβ¦
An aviator crash-lands in the desert & meets a little prince from another planet. As unlikely friends, they encounter a sly Fox, deceitful Snake, & vain Rose, learning profound lessons about seeing & loving.
THIS Friday: ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦.
kennedy-center.org/wno/home/β¦
What happens when A π€΄, A π§ββοΈ, The πΉ, The π¦, and The π all meet in a desert?
A timeless, whimsical tale comes to life.
The Next WNO Masterpiece, ππ©π¦ ππͺπ΅π΅ππ¦ ππ³πͺπ―π€π¦, opens at our Terrace Theater this Friday!
Tickets on sale NOW
kennedy-center.org/wno/home/β¦
βIt is only with the heart that one can see rightly.β
βπ»ππ π³πππππ π·πππππ
From Dec. 12 - 14, A Beloved Tale for the Holidays Returns to The Kennedy Center
Tickets On Sale NOW
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Feast your ears on this exhilarating passage from ππ©π¦ ππ’π³π³πͺπ’π¨π¦ π°π§ ππͺπ¨π’π³π° and make sure you join us at the Kennedy Center TOMORROW for the LAST performance at 7:00 p.m!
Tickets‡οΈ
kennedy-center.org/wno/home/β¦
Here are some behind-the-scenes pictures of our Cafritz Young Artists rehearsing before their performance on the Millennium Stage tonight.
Their performance will be livestreamed at the link below at 6 PM
You donβt want to miss it!
kennedy-center.org/whats-on/β¦
"Opera is a truly magical art form that should be experienced by all. Letβs start with getting everyone to the Kennedy Center to witness this incredible performance of the classic comedy, πβπ ππππππππ ππ πΉπππππ, playing through 11/22."
dctheaterarts.org/2025/11/17β¦
"Mozartβs masterpiece, Le nozze di Figaro or πβπ ππππππππ ππ πΉπππππ, packed the Kennedy Centerβs Opera House over the weekend and brought laughs through themes that stand the test of time nearly 300 years after its inception."
washingtonreporter.news/p/scβ¦
At the Kennedy Center Till 11/22!
"An all-star cast, a new music director, & a returning stage director gave us Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & librettist Lorenzo Da Ponteβs πβπ ππππππππ ππ πΉπππππ (1786, Le Nozze di Figaro) in full measure." operagene.com/new-blog/2025/β¦
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Discover how internationally renowned graffiti artist RETNA brought his signature calligraphy-inspired aesthetic to the grand stage of opera as the artistic designer for Washington National Operaβs production of ππͺπ₯π’.
Get your tickets‡οΈ
kennedy-center.org/wno/home/β¦
Join us for a pre-performance talk & dive into Verdi's mind, behind the scenes of planning a production, & the history and social context of ππͺπ₯π’.
(Free with your ticket, starting 1 hour before the performance & lasting 25β30 minutes!)
Learn More‡οΈ
kennedy-center.org/wno/home/β¦
βBy boycotting us, you are killing artβ
A great article with an important message from some of our Washington National Opera artists:
We encourage everyone to join us to see ππͺπ₯π’.
parterre.com/2025/10/24/by-bβ¦
More rapturous reception for the Washington National Opera's ππͺπ₯π’.
Now at the Kennedy Center through November 2nd!
"Great dramatic moments triumph in βππͺπ₯π’β at Kennedy Center."
Read‡οΈ
dctheaterarts.org/2025/10/27β¦
"Electrifying Experience: The Washington National Operaβs Spectacular Production of Verdiβs ππͺπ₯π’ at the Kennedy Center."
Read @TheWSHLobbyist's rousing endorsement‡οΈ
thewashingtonlobbyist.com/aiβ¦
"The Washington National Opera began its 70th-anniversary season sumptuously Friday night with a musically dazzling, visually resplendent production of Giuseppe Verdiβs ππͺπ₯π’."
Read @BroadwayWorld's RAVE review‡οΈ
broadwayworld.com/washingtonβ¦
