The Kennedy Center - Opera House (Washington, DC)
The Washington National Opera presents a concert performance by Russian opera stars Olga Borodina and Ildar Abdrazakov. Joined by conductor Placido Domingo and the WNO Orchestra, the husband and wife duo will perform an evening of Russian, Italian, and French arias.
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Last seen together in WNO’s production of L’Italiana in Algeri, Russian superstars Olga Borodina and Ildar Abdrazakov share the stage again for a concert performance at the Kennedy Center. Plácido Domingo conducts the husband and wife duo in an evening of Russian, Italian, and French arias, featuring the WNO Orchestra.
Under the stewardship of General Director Placido Domingo, Washington National Opera continues to move confidently forward on a great adventure that began when the company was founded in 1956. Five decades and countless artistic leaps later, the Opera has achieved the stature of a world class company and plays to standing-room-only audiences at the Kennedy Center Opera House. The company recently received the designation "The National Opera" by the Congress of the United States of America.