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Carmen

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Washington National Opera

5/14/22

Isabel Leonard and Michael Fabiano in Carmen at Washington National Opera
Photo by Scot Suchman

WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA’S re-emergence from pandemic limitations reached its most-awaited phase with the first full-scale production on the stage of the Kennedy Center Opera House in two years. The ...

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5/14/22