Soprano Angela Gheorghiu - Courtesy of the WNO - Click to enlarge
The Washington National Opera (WNO) Plácido Domingo Celebrity Series will present Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiuin the Kennedy Center Opera House on Saturday, March 3. She has been called “one of opera's greatest singing actresses.” Accompanied by the WNO orchestra, led by Eugene Kohn, she will perform selections from the operas that made her an international sensation.
The WNO, led by music director and conductor Ted Sperling, will present DiVa Light: An Evening with Deborah Voight on Saturday, March 17 in the Kennedy Center Opera House. Ms. Voight is “a devotee of Broadway and American song,” and will sing classics from the American songbook. She will be joined in performing several duets by baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes.
Deborah Voight by Dario Acosta - Courtesy of the WNO - Click to enlarge
A scene from “Così fan tutte” by Richard H. Smith for Royal Opera House - Click to enlarge
Washington National Opera will present the Seattle Opera production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Così fan tutte, conducted by WNO Music Director Philippe Auguin, in the Kennedy Center Opera House, February 25-March 15. It’s the classic tale of two young men who make a bet on the fidelity of the women they love. They pretend to go off to war but return in disguise, and each tries to seduce the other's lady….with unexpected results. Jonathan Miller's modern-dress production features an ensemble including Elizabeth Futral, Renata Pokupic, Joel Prieto, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, William Shimell, and Christine Brandes. The opera will be performed in Italian with English supertitles. The producer notes that “Supertitles may not be visible from the rear of the orchestra.”
Virginia Opera will present Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado, conducted by Gerald Steichen, at George Mason Performing Arts Center in Fairfax, VA, March 23 & 25.
Starring in the Virginia Opera production of "The Mikado" - Soprano Katherine Jolly and Tenor Matthew Plenk - Click to enlarge
The Metropolitan Opera's award-winning series of Live, High-definition Performance Transmissions is in progress at AMC Mazza Gallerie 7, featuring eleven live and nine encore presentations, on select days and times, through May 5. Encore screenings are recorded versions of the live events and typically occur several weeks following the live events. The presentations include exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes features. The screenings sell out, so it’s advisable to make plans in advance! The schedule of transmissions, subject to change, in 2012 is: February 25: Ernani LIVE March 14: Ernani Encore April 7: Manon LIVE April 14: La Traviata LIVE April 25: Manon Encore May 2: La Traviata Encore
VivaLaVoce broadcasts at www.vivalavoce.org and via the HD2 signal of Classical WETA 90.9 FM. The channel offers choral music, opera and art song. The programs are hosted by Classical WETA announcers David Ginder, Marilyn Cooley, John Chester, Nicole Lacroix and Deb Lamberton. Click to enlarge
VivaLaVocebroadcasts at www.vivalavoce.org and via the HD2 signal of Classical WETA 90.9 FM. The channel offers choral music, opera and art song. The programs are hosted by Classical WETA announcersDavid Ginder, Marilyn Cooley, John Chester, Nicole Lacroix and Deb Lamberton. Among its special features, VivaLaVoce includes Opera at 8, a full-length opera broadcast daily at 8 p.m. There is also special theme-month programming and a Vocal CD Pick of the Week drawn from recent classical vocal releases. Visit www.vivalavoce.org and click on theListen Live link or tune into the Classical WETA HD2 channel on an HD radio.
