Productions will take place at the Kennedy Center Opera House or Eisenhower Theater
The Washington National Opera just announced its 2021-2022 season, which includes productions of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Bizet’s Carmen, and an intriguing new work, Written in Stone, that is inspired by DC’s Monuments. The latter opera, which opens in March to honor the Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary, will feature four storylines written by four teams of creative talent (including novelist/librettist A.M. Homes and playwright David Henry Hwang) .
The first piece explores how and why we celebrate certain people and their actions; another focuses on Vietnam War Memorial creator Maya Lin. The second half of the opera celebrates the suffragette movement, and closes with the story of a Black father and son navigating what it means to be Queer in the Black church.