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PostClassical Ensemble’s Sophisticated Ellington
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A D.C. Premiere by Washington Concert Opera: Rossini’s ‘Ermione’
December 14, 2023
•The first event in Washington Concert Opera’s 37th season, on Dec. 2, was the D.C. premiere of Gioachino Rossini’s “Ermione,” an opera that “immediately sank into oblivion” in 1819, according […]
Weekend Roundup, Dec. 7 – 10
December 7, 2023
•As the holiday season continues to delight, more events are popping up every day! Visit The Strathmore for a Bach Christmas Oratorio and a Celtic Christmas show, see Step Afrika’s […]
Arts Bytes , Dec. 2023
December 6, 2023
•PostClassical Ensemble Surveys Architecture Lasting only 90 minutes, PostClassical Ensemble’s November 16 concert in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater was modest. There were no singers, dancers, actors, narrators, film screening […]
‘Ragtime,’ an American Masterpiece: A Must See
November 30, 2023
•“Ragtime the Musical” — it’s been called “an American Masterpiece.” It’s not hard to shout out that moniker. “Ragtime” has everything. Unforgettable music and lyrics, drama, dance, heroes both of the […]
PostClassical Ensemble Surveys Architecture
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Lasting just 90 minutes, the most recent concert by PostClassical Ensemble, presented on Nov. 16 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, was relatively modest: no singers, dancers, actors or narrators; […]
Weekend Roundup, Nov. 30 – Dec. 3
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Are you ready for a wonderful weekend full of festive fun? So many options: if you want to get out and celebrate the season, including holiday shows with The Gay […]
Cathedral Choral Society’s Directors to Speak at Dec. 14 Breakfast
November 27, 2023
•The oldest symphonic chorus in the nation’s capital, the 120-member Cathedral Choral Society was founded in 1941 by Paul Callaway, music director of Washington National Cathedral. Following the death of […]
‘A Christmas Carol’ at Ford’s
November 22, 2023
•This year — this Dec. 19 to be exact — is the 180th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” If you were one of the 6,000 […]
Weekend Roundup, Nov. 22 – 26
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Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with plenty of fun things in store, including ZooLights at the National Zoo, a tree lighting at CityCenterDC, the world’s biggest Christmas light maze, plenty […]
Theater J’s Hayley Finn Asks, ‘What Is Jewish Theater?’
November 20, 2023
•What is Jewish theater? “I ask myself that question every day,” said Hayley Finn, who became Theater J’s fifth artistic director in February, after nearly 16 years at Minneapolis incubator […]