Based on the sweeping Russian novel by celebrated literary great Alexander Pushkin, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin has all the hallmarks of great opera - a tragic anti-hero, pulse-quickening romance and hotblooded drama. Experience the raw emotion and deeply expressive music of the radiant lyric opera's soaring score during its return to the Washington National Opera's stage, 30 years after it was last performed by the company.

The Germanic legend of Faust and his deal with the devil has captured the collective imagination over the years with multiple incarnations, including Charles Gounod's French grand opera, arguably the most definitive of all musical iterations. The Washington National Opera brings the thrilling gothic tale to life in the Winter of 2019, conjuring its black magic with a storybook design aesthetic and a dazzling cast that includes Canadian soprano Erin Wall and Argentine tenor Marcelo Puente.

Old meets new in a bracing program of celebrated repertory favorites and bold new pieces, coming to the New York City Ballet in the Spring of 2019. The company's powerhouse performers kick things off with 'Composer's Holiday', a marriage of fleet footwork and music by the NYCB's youngest ever commissioned choreographer Gianna Reisen. First debuting when Reisen was just 18, the work is set to Lukas Foss's 'Three American Pieces' for violin and piano and elevates the male-female duet with a daring sense of theatricality and suspense.

Set sail for adventure as the Mariinsky Ballet returns in 2019 with their quintessential staging of Marcus Petipa's vibrant swashbuckling gem, Le Corsaire. Taken from a poem by Lord Byron, the Mariinsky's own production has long been considered the most exhilarating and exquisite, displaying the technique and talent of this much-storied company that keeps audiences coming back year after year. Though annually invited to the Opera House, this engagement represents the first time in a decade they've performed Le Corsaire in the nation's capital. If the success of that run is anything to go by, we recommend you secure your seats, fast!

A glorious celebration of five thousand years of Chinese culture, Shen Yun presents colorful and exhilarating performances of classical Chinese dance and music, integrating technique and influence from both East and West. A performance by Shen Yun is a presentation of traditional Chinese culture as it once was: a study in grace, wisdom, and the virtues distilled from an ancient feudal period of time.