NPR's 'Deceptive Cadence' - Sept. 11 On The Opera Stage: Christopher Theofanidis' Heart Of A Soldier (NPR, Tom Huizenga)
NPR's Tom Huizenga interviews composer Christopher Theofanidis about the upcoming world premiere of his opera, Heart of the Soldier, at San Francisco Opera, directed by Francesca Zambello.
SF Opera Pays Homage to Man Killed During 9/11 Attack (KTVU News, San Francisco)
"A true story about a man, who gave his life to save thousands of others 9/11, will soon grace the stage of the San Francisco Opera House... American baritone Thomas Hampson returned to San Francisco to sing the lead role of Rick Rescorla, a veteran and security officer killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11... The opera creators said the inspiration behind their newly commissioned work came from a book of the same name "Heart of a Soldier" By Pullitzer Prize winning journalist James Stewart. The book is the biography of Rick Rescorla... "I read this book and I was immediately drawn to the themes of bravery heroism courage, a sense of what does it mean to be an American," said director Francesca Zambello... In an interview he gave in 1998, Rescorla was chillingly prophetic. "Hunting down terrorists, this will be the nature of war in the future," he said in an earlier interview. "Not great battle fields, not great tanks rolling.""
Opera Recalls A Hero's Life, Love and Song (Cori Ellison, The New York Times)
"Having coined the phrase "the banality of evil," Hannah Arendt went on to suggest that the most heinous crimes have often been committed by morally desensitized ordinary people. The inverse may be equally true: that "ordinary" heroes like Rick Rescorla, who saved almost 2,700 lives on Sept. 11, 2001, only to lose his own, are the yang to Arendt's yin, demonstrating what you might call the profundity of virtue.
"The story of Rescorla's heroism during the World Trade Center attacks is the stuff of opera, a hypertheatrical medium that holds a magnifying mirror up to nature. So it's not entirely surprising that Rescorla's story will materialize on the stage of the San Francisco Opera in the form of "Heart of a Soldier" beginning on Saturday, the eve of the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The opera, composed by Christopher Theofanidis to a libretto by Donna DiNovelli, is based on the book of the same title (Simon & Schuster), written in 2002 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart...
"Francesca Zambello, the director of "Heart of a Soldier" and an artistic adviser to the San Francisco Opera, as well as the general and artistic director of the Glimmerglass Festival, sensed the theatrical potential of Mr. Stewart's book immediately. "Though it's a true and recent story," she said from San Francisco, where rehearsals had begun, "it has timeless, epic themes: a warrior's code of honor, the intense bonds of loyalty, late-found love. And it ends in a cataclysm not unlike that of 'The Ring.' " Ms. Zambello recently staged Wagner's epic cycle, "Der Ring des Nibelungen," for the San Francisco Opera to great acclaim." (Click here to read the entire article.)
Washington Opera Names Glimmerglass Chief as Artistic Adviser (Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times)
Francesca Zambello, a busy director of opera and theater and the artistic and executive director of the Glimmerglass Festival, has been appointed artistic adviser of the Washington National Opera — heralding a possible link between the institutions, officials said on Wednesday. The appointment is part of the Washington company's reorganization as it merges with the Kennedy Center, which was a response to the Washington opera's financial troubles....Ms. Zambello is also artistic adviser to the San Francisco Opera and is putting on a Ring cycle there. (Click here to read the entire article.)
Francesca Zambello aims to bring 'a new image' to Washington National Opera (Anne Midgette, The Washington Post Lifestyle)
The Washington National Opera announced Wednesday the final elements of the leadership team that will guide its first seasons as an official affiliate of the Kennedy Center. The most visible change: The opera's artistic adviser will be the acclaimed stage director Francesca Zambello.
Zambello, 54, is a savvy opera director with decades of experience at the world's leading houses and has directed eight productions with the WNO since her debut with Of Mice and Men in 2001. But she is also committed to reaching beyond the traditional opera-going public, be it in film (her Covent Garden production of Carmen was made into a 3-D movie released this year) or on Broadway (where her production of Disney's The Little Mermaid ran for a year and a half).
Her role at the WNO will include "addressing how to make opera more a part of the city at large," she said Wednesday from San Francisco, where she is in rehearsals for Wagner's Ring cycle at the San Francisco Opera. She added, "I want to help make a new image of WNO in its collaboration with the Kennedy Center. I think that collaboration calls out for a new way of approaching [opera] and a new way of selling it." (Click here to read the entire article.)
WNO appoints Francesca Zambello Artistic Advisor
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced that American director Francesca Zambello has been appointed the company's Artistic Advisor. As Artistic Advisor, Ms. Zambello will offer advice and expertise related to opera repertoire, casting and creative teams, working in close collaboration with Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser, WNO Director of Artistic Operations Christina C. Scheppelmann, WNO Music Director Philippe Auguin and newly appointed Executive Director Michael L. Mael. The Artistic Advisor position is designed to further develop WNO's artistic profile.
"Francesca Zambello is a highly respected, creative artist, known for her forward-thinking, innovative style. Her deep experience in the international opera community, coupled with her intimate knowledge of Washington audiences, make her an ideal advisor as we work to extend the range of artistic opportunities for WNO," stated Mr. Kaiser.
Ms. Zambello responded, "I am proud to join the team led by Michael Kaiser of such a world famous cultural center in our nation's capital. This is a city I love; I love the architecture, the diversity, the atmosphere, the drama. For me, this is the right job at the right time, and I will work to present a rich range of international and national programming and use all of the various venues to produce the finest standards in opera and musical theater. I look forward to working with Michael Kaiser, and the Kennedy Center and WNO staff, to carry on and further the tradition of quality established by Martin Feinstein and continued by Plácido Domingo."
Plácido Domingo's recently vacated post as artistic advisor to the Washington National Opera will be filled by opera director Francesca Zambello.
Zambello advises National Opera as Domingo departs (Brett Zongker, The Washington Examiner)
The Washington National Opera has appointed Francesca Zambello as the company's artistic adviser as famed tenor Plácido Domingo steps down after 15 years with the opera.
The appointment announced Wednesday comes as the company merges with the Kennedy Center to provide stability after years of financial struggles. Zambello previously worked with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser at London's Royal Opera House.
"I think that opera has the chance to attract people in ways that we don't always think about, quite honestly," she said in an interview. "I'm all about creating productions that are accessible to the audience, that are entertaining, that are storytelling."
Wall Street Journal feature on Francesca Zambello: "Restoring Glimmerglass"
"A nighttime chill still grips the hills around Lake Otsego here, but Francesca Zambello, 54, the new general and artistic director of the Glimmerglass Festival — formerly known as the Glimmerglass Opera, and once one of the most exciting opera companies in the U.S. — is thinking ahead to July and August. She has 40,000 tickets to sell, and most will be bought by people who come from somewhere else. So, in addition to putting her own stamp on the opera programming, much needed after several uninspiring seasons under her predecessor, she is busy rebranding the whole experience. The new "Festival" will encompass ancillary concerts and events as well as operas, and Ms. Zambello is reaching out to merchants and other cultural institutions in the area with the idea that some vigorous collaboration can turn this agricultural corner of upstate New York into a Destination..."
San Francisco Opera's RING CYCLE, featured in the June 2011 Gramophone
The June 2011 issue of Gramophone magazine leads with San Francisco Opera's RING CYCLE, directed by Francesca Zambello. Performances begin in War Memorial Opera House on May 29. View the article as a PDF (389 KB).
Francesca Zambello interviewed in the current issue of Das Opernglas
Francesca Zambello is interviewed by James L. Paulk in the current issue of Das Opernglas, which can be read online at their website, or on a PDF here (913 KB PDF).
Carmen in RealD 3D comes to theaters in March 2011
Coming soon to a cinema near you, the world's most popular opera, Georges Bizet's CARMEN — for the first time ever in spectacular 3D! A co-production of RealD and London's Royal Opera House, CARMEN IN 3D gives viewers the best seat in the house, taking them on a magic carpet ride into the heart of the Zambello-directed production — immersing them into this exciting story of love, jealousy and betrayal.
CARMEN IN 3D is a dazzling film, filled with some of the best-loved music ever written — and performed by a world-class cast. With English subtitles throughout, it is the perfect event for life-long opera fans and first-timers alike! Available exclusively in RealD theaters beginning in March 2011.
For more information, and to find a theater near you, visit the Carmen in 3D website:
San Francisco Opera's new season to include 9/11 opera, Heart of a Soldier (Los Angeles Times' 'Culture Monster' blog, David Ng, 1/18/2011)
The San Francisco Opera announced its 2011-12 season Tuesday, with highlights that include the world premiere of Heart of a Soldier, Christopher Theofanidis and Donna Di Novelli's piece based on events of Sept. 11, 2001. Heart of a Solider (Sept. 10 to 30), which had been previously announced, is based on the nonfiction book by James B. Stewart that tells the story of Rick Rescorla, a retired U.S. Army officer who died on Sept. 11 while assisting in rescue efforts at the World Trade Center site. Baritone Thomas Hampson will play Rescorla in a production directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by Patrick Summers. The staging will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
Glimmerglass Cabin Fever Film Series features Royal Opera House's Carmen
The seventh annual Cabin Fever Film Series at Glimmerglass begins on Friday, January 7, with a free screening of Carmen at 7:00 p.m. at Fenimore Art Museum. Sponsored by The Glimmerglass Festival, Fenimore Art Museum and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, this season's series, "Cabin Fever Saves the Day," features films that include heroes, such as The Incredibles, The Pink Panther and Annie Oakley. The series' showing of Carmen is the new Royal Opera House production directed by Glimmerglass Festival Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello. It is a darkly passionate reading of one of the world's favorite operas, with Anna Caterina Antonacci and Jonas Kaufmann bringing rare intensity to the drama of Carmen and Done José. The full Cabin Fever Film Series schedule is available at www.glimmerglass.org.
Zambello to Present Master Class and Discussion at SUNY Oneonta
The Glimmerglass Guild's Education Committee, in collaboration with the theater and music departments of the State University of New York College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta), will present a program with Glimmerglass Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello on Wednesday, January 26.
The event will be held on the SUNY Oneonta campus in the Goodrich Theater in the Fine Arts Building. Zambello will present a master class for music students at 3:00 p.m., followed by a "Conversation with Francesca Zambello" at 4:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Arrangements have been made for visitors to park in the commuter lot (yellow signs) to the right of the Alumni Field House on Ravine Parkway. The Fine Arts Building is across the road from this lot. A campus map is available on the SUNY Oneonta website.
San Francisco Opera to Present Heart of a Soldier — World Premiere September 10, 2011
San Francisco, CA (December 7, 2010) San Francisco Opera today announced details of Heart of a Soldier, a new opera by composer Christopher Theofanidis with a libretto by Donna DiNovelli, starring baritone Thomas Hampson, tenor William Burden and soprano Melody Moore. Commissioned by San Francisco Opera, Heart of a Soldier is based on the critically acclaimed non-fiction book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart and the life stories of Susan Rescorla, Rick Rescorla and Daniel J. Hill. The announcement was made at a press conference by San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and members of the opera's creative team, including Christopher Theofanidis, Donna DiNovelli, Patrick Summers, Francesca Zambello, James B. Stewart and Susan Rescorla.
Heart of a Soldier will premiere on Saturday, September 10, 2011 — the eve of the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks — as part of the Company's 201112 repertory season. Six additional performances will be presented through September 30 at the historic War Memorial Opera House. San Francisco Opera Artistic Adviser Francesca Zambello will direct this world premiere production and San Francisco Opera Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Summers will lead the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The production team includes set designer Peter J. Davison, costume designer Jess Goldstein, lighting designer Mark McCullough, projection designer S. Katy Tucker, movement director Rick Sordelet and company chorus director Ian Robertson.
A story of war, love, friendship and heroism, Heart of a Soldier reflects on the extraordinary true story of Rick Rescorla, a man trained to be a consummate warrior who gave up his own life saving thousands in the attacks on September 11, 2001. Inspired by the American soldiers he saw as a boy in Cornwall, England preparing to launch the Normandy invasion on what became D-Day, and his adult friendship with American fighting man Dan Hill, whom he meets in war-torn Rhodesia, Rescorla emigrates to the United States in the early 1960s to become a soldier and a "Yank," ultimately becoming a decorated platoon leader during the Vietnam War.
On September 11, 2001, as head of security for Morgan Stanley at Two World Trade Center, Rescorla is thrown to the floor when United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower. Amidst the unimaginable chaos that ensues, Rescorla uses his commanding presence and booming voice to literally sing his colleagues down smoke-filled stairs and out of the building. While he successfully evacuates all of his company's 2,700 employees from the South Tower before it collapses, Rescorla makes the ultimate sacrifice when he goes back into the building to search for stragglers. Heart of a Soldier is an opera about a hero who disdains that very term, and about his deep friendship with an American soldier, so unlike him in approach and yet so similar in dedication and bravery.
"When I read James Stewart's true story of an unsung hero of 9/11, its epic themes of a warrior's code of honor, intense bonds of loyalty, late-found love and overwhelming tragedy struck me as extremely theatrical," said Francesca Zambello. "It also takes up ideas and ideals, morals and morality in the context of modern American lives. I have always wanted to create an opera based on a real life story and was very gratified when David Gockley agreed to develop this work with me."
Heart of a Soldier will be presented as part of San Francisco Opera's 2011-12 Season in seven performances on September 10, 13, 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30, 2011 at the War Memorial Opera House. Complete details of San Francisco Opera's 201112 Season will be announced in January 2011. Subscription tickets for the 201112 Season will go on sale to San Francisco Opera subscribers beginning January 2011; single tickets will go on sale in July 2011. For more information about San Francisco Opera, visit sfopera.com or call the San Francisco Opera Box Office at (415) 864-3330.
Carmen on the roof at Oslo Opera House
In April of 2009, 7,000 people gathered on the roof of the Oslo Opera house to see Norwegian Opera's production of Carmen, directed by Francesca Zambello and transmitted for free via a giant screen.
NAACP Theatre Awards names Zambello Best Director
Internationally recognized opera and theater director Francesca Zambello was named Best Director of a Musical by the 2010 NAACP Theatre Awards for The First Wives Club. With music by the legendary songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland and book by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes, The First Wives Club premiered at the The Old Globe in San Diego in July of 2009.
Changing of the Guard at the Glimmerglass
WNYC's Kerry Nolan talks to Francesca Zambello for WQXR, the New York area classical radio station. Accompanying the short interview is a slideshow featuring images of Glimmerglass, and a look at a small portion of Zambello's recent body of work.
On June 8th, the BP Summer Screening of Carmen took place on giant screens at fourteen locations throughout Britain, from Trafalgar Square (pictured) to Aberdeen, Plymouth and Norwich. The performance was part of a live country-wide sing-along, led by Gareth Malone from BBC's "The Choir." People at all 14 locations across the UK were able to sing "The Toreador Song" from Carmen, and immerse themselves fully in the performance.
Francesca Zambello backstage with Carmen's Polly the Donkey on the night of filming for the 3D screening.
Fatal Attraction: Carmen in China (Nancy Pellegrini, Time Out Beijing/Time Out Shanghai)
"Under the guidance of directorial demigod Francesca Zambello, the National Centre for the Performing Arts is not merely co-presenting, but co-producing its first international opera...this is Carmen the way Bizet intended. Never settle again."
Glimmerglass Opera Hires a New Artistic Director (Daniel J. Wakin, The New York Times)
"Francesca Zambello, a busy opera and musical theater director whose work has ranged from Disney's Little Mermaid to Wagner's Ring cycle, has been hired as the general and artistic director of the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, N.Y., the company said on Thursday. Ms. Zambello will succeed Michael MacLeod, who said in February he would leave this year after five seasons. Ms. Zambello, who is also artistic adviser to the San Francisco Opera, has directed productions at the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, the Paris Opera and other major companies. Glimmerglass presents four productions a summer."
Review: 'Little House' a slice of nostalgia that won't disappoint (Carrie T. Gruman-Trinkner, The [Appleton, Wisconsin] Post-Crescent)
"...Audience members may go for the nostalgia. Or they may attend because the beloved Half-Pint (Melissa Gilbert) of the series is touring in the show in the role of Ma. However, the star turn aside, this show is well written, well produced and well performed. While the music is unfamiliar, there are several songs that are simply lovely, too."
"...Teach the Wind alone would be worth the price of admission. This moment wrenches the heart. Bravo."
"The production as a whole is a success. It is difficult to bring to the stage such well-known and beloved characters, but this cast will disappoint no one. The ensemble is tight, the portrayals true."
"Do not stay away because you are afraid that the show will spoil the nostalgia of youth. Rather attend and remember, and see a new version of the beloved Ingalls. This version will not disappoint."
Zambello to Head Glimmerglass Opera (Kate Taylor, The Wall Street Journal)
"Glimmerglass Opera, the 35-year-old summer opera festival in Cooperstown, N.Y., has named Francesca Zambello as its general and artistic manager, replacing Michael MacLeod. Ms. Zambello, who has worked at many of the world's major opera houses and also directed Disney's The Little Mermaid on Broadway, will likely give the small company, which presents four operas a season, a higher profile."
""I have been after her for, oh, most of the decade," Sherwin Goldman, president of Glimmerglass's board, said in a phone interview. He said that Ms. Zambello will assume her post in September and will announce soon after a "major overhaul" of the company. Asked what that might entail, Mr. Goldman said, "I think some exciting breakthroughs of new ways to consider how to produce a festival." He added: "Everything's on the table.""
"Ms. Zambello, who has described herself in interviews as a populist and an evangelist for opera, has reportedly been on the short-list in the past for top jobs at the Royal Opera House and the English National Opera. She was also said to have been considered to run New York City Opera when its director, Paul Kellogg retired in 2007. (City Opera ultimately chose Gerard Mortier, a flamboyant European impresario, who later parted ways with the company before fully assuming the post.)"
"Ms. Zambello's work is well known beyond opera circles. In addition to The Little Mermaid, she directed a live adaptation of Aladdin for Disney's California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, Calif. She helmed a musical production of Little House on the Prairie that is currently touring the United States. A musical version of the Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca that she directed played in Vienna for three years. A new production of Rebecca, directed by Michael Blakemore and co-directed by Ms. Zambello, will open in London next spring, subject to theater availability, according to Ben Sprecher, one of the producers, and on Broadway in 2012."
Melissa Gilbert on The Today Show
Melissa Gilbert was on The Today Show on February 5, 2010, talking with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb about Little House on the Prairie — The Musical. Click on the image below to watch the segment:
Long wait rewarded with near-perfect production (Barney Zwartz, (Melbourne's) The Age)
"...Opera Australia reigned with [Zambello's] ''Lady Macbeth'...We waited years for Opera Australia to bring this magnificent production and it was sensational — the standout production in a strong year for the art form in this city. The menace and brutality of Soviet village life was brilliantly brought to life, while the score brought shivers to the spine...I will run short of superlatives before the end of this article, but English soprano Susan Bullock, Australian bass Daniel Sumegi, conductor Richard Armstrong and director Francesca Zambello deserve plenty."
''Little House on the Prairie' Review (Matt Windman, TheaterMania.com)
"Zambello's staging includes many striking group portraits, such as an opening image of the cast as it journeys forward into an uncertain future, and quick transitions in between scenes..."
Gershwin's genius vividly displayed in 'Porgy' at S.F. Opera (Richard Scheinin, Silicon Valley Mercury News)
"...Director Francesca Zambello's production, previously presented by companies in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Chicago, is spiritual transportation...The pace of Zambello's direction is dazzling. The virtuoso dancing — choreography by Denni Sayers — is jubilant. The sets, reflecting Zambello's decision to move the action from the 1920s to the 1950s, are remarkable: A multi-story tenement dominates; it's an urban trap...After its initial hourlong outburst, the opera grows choppier, more like a Broadway-style revue. But what a revue! And the finale, with Porgy, chasing after his Bess, unfaithful Bess, singing "O Lawd, I'm on My Way," with the chorus flooding in behind him — it's a redemptive kiss."
Chauncey Packer as the drug-dealing Sportin' Life in SF Opera's production of Porgy & Bess.
Photo by Cory Weaver, used courtesy of San Francisco Opera
'Porgy': This should be a repertory staple (Edward Ortiz, The Sacramento Bee)
"...The many layers of this masterwork were fully rendered Tuesday evening at the War Memorial Opera House in Francesca Zambello's tasteful Washington National Opera production. The crisp staging conjured a world filled with the longing and resentment that rattles the frustrated inhabitants of a sweat-drenched Southern seaside tenement...The almost democratic nature of this opera, with its fervent use of the chorus, makes Porgy and Bess a truly "American" work. And this production goes a long way toward pumping the idea that Porgy should be performed as regularly as any work written by Verdi or Puccini."
Francesca Zambello's 'Porgy & Bess' a religious experience at SFO opening (Cindy Warner, Examiner.com)
"...Director Francesca Zambello's Porgy & Bess received a standing O when it opened last night at SFO, a big production with a big heart. Siggy Seigel, a chorister, had told me long ago, "Francesca cares about the performers and that's why they try to do their best for her," and did they ever..."
Opera Review: Powerful 'Porgy and Bess' (Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle)
"...Sure, everyone can hum along with the famous and regularly excerpted numbers from this massive melodic storehouse...But to experience Porgy as the full-bore theatrical work it was meant to be — a voluminous and meticulously researched musical portrait of an impoverished but vibrant African American community on the South Carolina coast — is a rarer opportunity. And the San Francisco production, persuasively led by conductor John DeMain and sung by a strong cast headed by Eric Owens and Laquita Mitchell in the title roles, does full justice to the musical riches of Gershwin's score...This production, directed by Francesca Zambello, emphasizes the communal aspects of the piece by placing the entire world of Catfish Row within what looks like a decaying industrial warehouse..."
Siegfried at the Washington National Opera
A short clip from the Washington National Opera's Siegfried, directed by Francesca Zambello, running from 2 through 17 May.
A compelling tour of Catfish Row at Lyric (John von Rhein, The Chicago Tribune)
"Those of us who despaired of ever hearing George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at Lyric Opera have been rewarded for our patience as the Lyric presents this enduring slice of American verismo for the first time, in a joyous and compelling production. The company could not have chosen a timelier moment to stage the great American opera whose performance history has been founded on the aspirations of African-Americans. Notice, if you will, how a strong musical performance and Francesca Zambello's fluid, cinematic direction (Denni Sayers supplies the terrific choreography) serve each other's best interests...Zambello makes a real community out of Catfish Row, filled with flesh-and-blood individuals living out their ordinary lives within Peter J. Davison's beautifully ramshackle designs."
Francesca Zambello interviewed by WFMT's (Chicago) Andrew Patner
Andrew Patner welcomed Francesca Zambello on his November 17 show, where they talked about Lyric Opera of Chicago's first-ever presentations of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Click here to listen to the interview.
Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House has produced a short promotional video for their 2008 production of Don Giovanni, including clips of an interview with Francesca Zambello. Click here, or on the image above, to see the video on the Royal Opera House's website.
Francesca Zambello featured in video profile on In The Life
In The Life, the nationally broadcast, award-winning public television program that takes an in-depth look at the people, issues, and policies that shape the gay experience, has produced a profile on Francesca Zambello. The program can be seen on public television (check your local listings), and can also be viewed in its entirety on their website: http://inthelifetv.org/html/episodes/60.html.
Also on In the Life, an additional 6:10 reel described as follows: "In this charming and informal, "outtake" the internationally-famed director of grand opera and the theater, Francesca Zambello reflects with her partner of 18+ years, Pulitzer-Prize winning cultural critic, Manuela Hoelterhoff, about their first anxious encounters and early inter-continental courtship. The sequel sees a major power-couple of the arts away from the lights and the prima donnas in the relative "tranquility" of their homes."
Francesca Zambello is interviewed by James L. Paulk in the current issue of Das Opernglas, which can be read online 
Carmen in RealD 3D comes to theaters in March 2011
Glimmerglass Cabin Fever Film Series features Royal Opera House's Carmen
The event will be held on the SUNY Oneonta campus in the Goodrich Theater in the Fine Arts Building. Zambello will present a master class for music students at 3:00 p.m., followed by a "Conversation with Francesca Zambello" at 4:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
NAACP Theatre Awards names Zambello Best Director
Carmen live on screen throughout Britain
"...Audience members may go for the nostalgia. Or they may attend because the beloved Half-Pint (Melissa Gilbert) of the series is touring in the show in the role of Ma. However, the star turn aside, this show is well written, well produced and well performed. While the music is unfamiliar, there are several songs that are simply lovely, too."
Francesca Zambello interviewed by WFMT's (Chicago) Andrew Patner
