‘Faust,’ in French, at the Kennedy Center
• March 18, 2019

The courtship of Faust and Marguerite is conducted at full breath and, in soprano Erin Wall’s case, a searing, gorgeous voice that says a lot about singing as acting.

A Resonant ‘Onegin’ from WNO
• March 11, 2019

It’s taken 30 years to return this opera to Washington National Opera, but for those who longed for its arrival, it was probably worth the wait. 

Spring Arts Preview: Performance
• March 7, 2019

Our writer on the performing arts points to spring shows of special interest, covering opera, choral, classical, jazz, rock, pop and country, as well as theater.

Weekend Round Up January 31, 2019
• January 31, 2019

This weekend at the Kennedy Center, American Ballet Theatre is in town to perform “Harlequinade.” Friday is International Gruit Day, Saturday is Groundhog Day and you know what Sunday is.

Weekend Round Up January 10, 2019
• January 10, 2019

This Saturday, get an early start and you can watch birds at Hains Point, stand up for trees and take sides in “The Magic Duel.”

Weekend Round Up November 23, 2018
• November 23, 2018

This weekend, the National Symphony Orchestra will play along with clips from “Frozen” and other Disney Animation favorites.

Holiday Performing Arts Preview
• November 21, 2018

Not just a listing of holiday performances, this preview highlights holiday-time cultural events of all types, plus a couple picks as far away as February.

A Timely Opening for ‘Silent Night’
• November 12, 2018

The Pulitzer-winning opera has been repeatedly staged, but the timing injected something into the evening that took on the nature of an event.

Kevin Puts on His Pulitzer-Winning Opera: ‘Silent Night’
• November 8, 2018

In the opera, at the Kennedy Center from Nov. 10 to 25, the war-weary soldiers on the front declare an unofficial Christmas cease-fire to greet and mingle with their counterparts.  

3 Sopranos, 3 Paths to Violetta of ‘La Traviata’
• October 15, 2018

Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 classic opera “La Traviata” goes way back in time. It’s one of the great operas in the repertoire, showing up repeatedly on the lists of […]