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Weekend Round Up
Weekend Roundup: March 28 through March 31
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Washington National Opera’s ‘Traviata’
October 11, 2018
•As directed by WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, and conducted at a sometimes frenetic pace by Renato Palumbo, this “Traviata,” running through Oct. 21, delivered the opera’s large store of riches.
Bernstein’s ‘Candide’ Is a Glorious Mess
May 7, 2018
•The genre-defying show — at turns defined as an American opera, an operetta and a musical — is now, as part of the Bernstein centennial, in the Kennedy Center Opera House through May 26.
An Entertaining ‘Barber’ from WNO
May 1, 2018
•Washington National Opera’s “Barber of Seville,” at the Kennedy Center through May 19, is beautifully performed by a cast packed with terrific singers, most notably Russian tenor Andrey Zhilikhovsky, as the Barber, aka Figaro,
WNO’s Princess Eboli: Jamie Barton
March 12, 2018
•In Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” which runs through March 17 at the Kennedy Center, Barton holds her own with a high-powered cast and high-profile characters.
2 Powerful Operas: ‘Maria di Rohan’ and ‘Don Carlo’
February 15, 2018
•Washington Concert Opera presents Donizetti’s “Maria di Rohan” on Feb. 18; Washington National Opera follows with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” from March 3 to 17.
Weekend Round Up January 18, 2018
January 18, 2018
•This weekend, the ’20s will roar again at the Woodrow Wilson House, the National Gallery will showcase a Renaissance band and the convention center will turn into Vacation Central.
DC Artswatch Dec. 6, 2017
December 6, 2017
•Compiled by Richard Selden European Union Film Showcase The European Union Film Showcase, now in its 30th year, continues through Dec. 20 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center […]
A Chat With Mezzo-Soprano Elizabeth DeShong
November 9, 2017
•DeShong — the words “important” and “rising star” keep appearing in her notices — is currently playing the “pants” or “trouser” role of the heroic knight Ruggiero in Washington National Opera’s first-ever production of Handel’s “Alcina.”
A Modern ‘Aida’
September 14, 2017
•This production, directed with verve by Francesca Zambello, and conducted with a deft feel for the emotional content of Verdi’s music by Evan Rogister, creates a buzz of its own.