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Encyclopedia > Francesca Zambello

Francesca Zambello (born 1956) is a leading American opera and theatre director. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognizable opera houses and landmarks Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content or primary entertainment is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the... A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ...


Zambello lived in Europe when she was a child, learning to speak French, Italian, German and Russian. She attended Moscow University in 1976 and graduated from Colgate University in 1978. She began her career as an Assistant Director to the celebrated opera director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. From 1984 to 1991 she was the Artistic Director of the Skylight Music Theater. Moscow State University campus M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский Государственный Университет имени М.В.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is considered the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Colgate in mid-August, towards the end of Summer. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jean-Pierre Ponnelle (1932-1988), a highly acclaimed opera director, was born in Paris on February 19, 1932. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In recent years she has worked at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Washington Opera, Houston Grand Opera, the Bolshoi, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, the Royal Opera in London and the Paris Opera, as well as for the Seattle Children's Theatre, BBC Television, and the Bregenz Festival. She is an Artistic Advisor to the San Francisco Opera. The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... The Washington National Opera is a world-class opera company in Washington, D.C., USA, Its artistic director is the Spanish tenor, Plácido Domingo. ... The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ... Bolshoi Theatre (For the rock music band Bolshoi, see The Bolshoi. ... Teatro La Fenice (the phoenix) is an opera house in Venice, Italy. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) , the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... This article is about the British city. ... Exterior of the Palais Garnier. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1936. ... Bregenzer Festspiele is a performing arts festival which is held every July and August in Bregenz (Austria). ... San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. ...


She has won awards for her work in France, England, Japan, Germany, Russia and Australia. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...


External link

  • http://www.francescazambello.com Official website

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CONTEXT - This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times (1029 words)
Last week, as the decor of Georgy Tsypin, also Zambello's collaborator in "Turandot," was being set in place for the first stage rehearsal of "The Fiery Angel," Zambello described her approach to the opera.
Once again, Zambello sees this as a means of helping the audience understand what she considers a very difficult piece to grasp.
Though "The Fiery Angel" is Zambello's first production of a Russian opera in Russia, the works of Russian composers have featured prominently in her stagings abroad, among them a very successful version of Prokofiev's "War and Peace" four years ago at the Paris Opera.
deseretnews.com | Career in opera has highs, lows | Deseret Morning News Web edition (747 words)
NEW YORK — Francesca Zambello's Metropolitan Opera debut in 1992 turned into a debacle, her production of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" booed by an audience shocked by bizarre abstract sets and open coffins.
Director Francesca Zambello, right, who is directing Shostakovich's "The Nose" at the Bard SummerScape festival, talks with the cast.
The daughter of actress Jean Sincere and Charles Zambello, an actor who became a businessman, she was born in New York, then lived in Paris, Vienna, Frankfurt and London before going to college at Colgate.
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