Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by the Washington National Opera shows a scene from "Grounded," an opera about a female fighter pilot who is ...

There’s a war of words over New York Metropolitan Opera’s season opener “Grounded” — a military opera about drone warfare. The New York Times riddled the piece last month with critical holes, calling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Playwright George Brant enjoyed some success with a one-woman play about a female fight pilot who is grounded when she becomes ...

Given the prospect of an opera about an American female fighter pilot, you’d be forgiven for envisioning an all-woman version of Top Gun set to a musical theater score. After that subsides, you might ...

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Jess, played by mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo, sings some of the opera's opening lines while flanked by a chorus that represents her squadron and fellow pilots. (Scott Suchman/Washington National Opera ...

Performances in N.Y.C. “Grounded,” by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, is premiering at Washington National Opera after attracting criticism over sponsorship. The mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight. With music by Jeanine Tesori and a libretto adapted by George Brant from his own play, ...

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