Panel on Earliest Opera by a Black American, Jan. 16
• January 9, 2025

Sometimes it takes a while for a rare treasure to be uncovered. In 2000, Harvard University’s Houghton Library acquired a group of opera scores from a Paris collection. A remarkable […]

Arena Stage’s Death on the Nile Is Sumptuous, ‘Fusty’ Fun
• December 12, 2024

There was some trepidation about going to see the beloved 1937 Agatha Christie classic novel turned film “Death on the Nile,” as a world-premiere stage adaptation at Arena Stage. Fans […]

Notes from The Underground—Dupont, That Is
• December 11, 2024

“We are both architects,” says Lucrecia Laudi, who co-founded Dupont Underground in 2005 with her husband, Julian Hunt. “But we come from different worlds.”  Laudi grew up in the Argentine […]

PostClassical Ensemble’s Brazilian Sampler
• December 2, 2024

For this listener, the most transcendent moment in PostClassical Ensemble’s “Legends of Brazil” program, presented on Nov. 19 and 20 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, arrived about five-sixths of […]

Raymond O. Caldwell Reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Folger Theatre
• October 17, 2024

For the first show in Folger Theatre’s ‘Whose Democracy?’ season, director Raymond O. Caldwell refreshes “Romeo and Juliet” for a D.C. audience by transposing the Montague-Capulet feud onto our country’s […]

Where Fashion and Dance Collide: “Dance For All” at Dupont Underground
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By Lucy Cullen The Washington Ballet recently performed at Dupont Underground, an arts organization that has transformed the abandoned space under Dupont Circle into a space for contemporary arts. Partnering […]

Ina Garten Delights in Chat with Author Ann Patchett at the Kennedy Center
• October 16, 2024

The Kennedy Center has officially launched “Nourish,” a month-long program focused on arts and well-being. The program urges audiences to explore the vast impact of food and artistic expression in […]

Kennedy Center’s ‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Is Sweet As Honey
• October 15, 2024

William Finn’s Tony Award–winning musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is spellbinding crowds at the Kennedy Center until Oct. 20. Directed by “Kimberly Akimbo” alumnus Danny Mefford, the […]

Congrats to the 39th Annual Mayor’s Arts Award Winners
• October 3, 2024

Mayor Muriel Bowser presented the 39th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, the District’s most prestigious recognition of outstanding achievement in the arts, humanities, and creative industries. The event took place at the historic Lincoln Theatre and […]

Opera Lafayette’s Ryan Brown to Speak at Oct. 24 Breakfast
• September 30, 2024

Ryan Brown, founder and artistic director of Opera Lafayette — the highly regarded presenter of baroque and classical operas with a chamber orchestra of period instruments — will speak at […]