Weekend Round Up May 24, 2018
• May 24, 2018

Memorial Day weekend observances include the annual concert on the Capitol’s West Lawn on Sunday and the Arlington National Cemetery wreath-laying, followed by the Memorial Day parade down Constitution Avenue, on Monday.

National Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – in Concert
• March 27, 2018

Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ – In Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling’s classic saga, fans of […]

National Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth
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Beethoven’s Ninth symphony is the composer’s ultimate expression of brotherhood and humanity. Experience this masterpiece as the resounding chords of the beloved “Ode to Joy” fill the air. PROGRAM Tchaikovsky’s […]

National Symphony Orchestra: The Best of Wagner’s Ring
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A quartet of internationally renowed Wolf Trap Opera alumni join with the NSO to perform memorable and exhilarating moments from Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle.

National Symphony Orchestra: Verdi’s Rigoletto
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This year’s grand opera at the Filene Center tells the tale of a father whose fierce desire to protect his daughter leads to a tragic quest for revenge. Some of […]

A Chat With Maestro Noseda
• November 21, 2017

Of the interplay between orchestral and opera conducting, he remarked: “As a performer, I feed myself with opera and I try to bring the vocal element — even in symphonic repertoire, where the singer is not there — to make the instruments sing.

Weekend Round Up September 14, 2017
• September 14, 2017

The big day is Saturday, what with Georgetown Community Day, Via Umbria’s third anniversary, the Fall Art Walk and the kickoff of Theatre Week.

FALL PREVIEW ARTS: Performance
• September 13, 2017

“Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me,” says Shakespeare’s Cleopatra (see below), before taking her own life. But a less drastic way to […]