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Washington National Opera Reinvents Itself After Leaving the Kennedy Center

The company breaks with the past in its just-announced 70th-anniversary season.

Kelly Jane Torrance
May 17, 2026
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“Madama Butterfly” will look very different from its last performance at the Kennedy Center. Photo: Washington National Opera

The Kennedy Center is set to close two years for renovations, but music lo…

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