The works of internationally renowned opera and theater director Francesca Zambello have been seen at The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra national de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Opera Australia, and The Bolshoi Theatre. She has staged plays and musicals on Broadway, National Theatre, Bregenzer Festspiele, Disneyland, and The Kennedy Center. She has served as Artistic & General Director of The Glimmerglass Festival since 2010, and Artistic Director of Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center since 2012.