MN Opera’s The Daughter of the Regiment: “La Calunnia” performed by Monét X Change

MN Opera’s The Daughter of the Regiment: “La Calunnia” from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville performed by Monét X Change FEBRUARY 4–12, 2023 Music by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Jean-François Bayard Love is a battlefield. Marie is no ordinary canteen girl. Adopted and raised by a squadron of French soldiers and unaware of her aristocratic lineage, this spunky young woman falls for a handsome villager. But when her past comes to whisk her away, will she fall in line or follow her heart? A laugh-out-loud hit, Donizetti’s romantic comedy mixes hilarious hijinks with vocal pyrotechnics in this witty and heartwarming production. Learn more and get tickets at Sung in French with English captions projected above the stage. Costumes created by Washington National Opera Costume Studio.