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Photo Essay: How WNO brought opera to life at Lisner Auditorium

By Lexi Critchett and Nicholas Ware
March 23, 2026
The Washington National Opera’s crew members work on assembling the stage before their first show. (Nicholas Ware | Staff Photographer)
A table is covered with equipment to be installed prior to the first show. (Nicholas Ware | Staff Photographer)
Crew members use the loading dock to bring in pallets of equipment previously used at the Kennedy Center. (Nicholas Ware | Staff Photographer)
Crew members assemble the stage lights. (Nicholas Ware | Staff Photographer)
Crew members prepare the stage at Lisner Auditorium. (Nicholas Ware | Staff Photographer)
The Washington National Opera performs Treemonisha in early March. (Lexi Critchett | Assistant Photo Editor)
The Washington National Opera performs a dress rehearsal of The Crucible. (Nicholas Ware | Staff Photographer)
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