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Ute Lemper, chanteuse extraordinaire
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Each time Ute Lemper commands the stage, she unleashes ghosts of the past. Her distinctive contralto voice resurrects an era long past as her poetic repertoire recounts tales of lost loves, survival and passionate dreams. Her concert, titled "Last Tango in Berlin," revisits the German cabaret...
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A 'Wicked'-ly wonderful evening with the NSO Pops
Emily Cary
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
American composer Stephen Schwartz is one of those multitalented individuals who dips his fingers into many streams and stirs up a flood of successes. As a composer and lyricist, he has created projects for Broadway, film, television and the opera house, and accumulated six Tony Award...
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The Apollo Ensemble performs Jewish musical gems
Emily Cary
Published: Sun, May 12, 2013
Pro Musica Hebraica welcomes back the Apollo Ensemble for an evening of rare Jewish classical music from Amsterdam's Ets-Chaim Library. Since their highly praised American debut in 2009, the musicians have been in great demand internationally for their performances of Jewish baroque music on...
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Brian Stokes Mitchell heralds Mother's Day at Kennedy Center
Emily Cary
Published: Sat, May 11, 2013
Brian Stokes Mitchell regards Washington as his second home, and no wonder. Whether he is performing at the Kennedy Center, George Mason University or another area venue, he packs the house with fervent fans. On Mother's Day, he joins the Choral Arts Society of Washington for an afternoon of...
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Maya Beiser's multiple cello loops
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, May 9, 2013
Cellist Maya Beiser reveals her instrument's vast capabilities in "Time Loops," the album of mystical works written for her by composer and pianist Michael Harrison. NPR placed it among the top 10 recordings of 2012. This week, Beiser and Harrison share its centerpiece, "Just Ancient Loops," in...
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'Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises' at Kennedy Center
Emily Cary
Updated: Tue, May 7, 2013
Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington Ballet, has topped himself with "Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises," his latest production making its world premiere this week at the Kennedy Center. Three years ago, his company journeyed to the Roaring '20s via his unique choreographing of F....
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Lila Downs celebrates Cinco de Mayo at Hylton Center for Performing Arts
Emily Cary
Published: Sat, May 4, 2013
The dynamic Mexican-American artist Lila Downs and her band, La Misteriosa, visit the melodies and flavors from the past and present for an unforgettable evening at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. Many of the songs she has chosen to perform are from "Pecados y Milagros," her Grammy...
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Danseurs in tutus and tights
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, May 2, 2013
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is a troupe of male dancers who portray such legends as Jacques d'Ambrosia, Olga Supphozova and Ida Nevasayneva while hovering en pointe or executing an entrechat. For 40 years, the dancers have tickled audiences worldwide with their deft technical prowess...
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Can't help lovin' 'Show Boat'
Emily Cary
Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013
When the musical "Show Boat," with a score by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, arrived on Broadway in 1927, sheet music sales exploded. By the time the 1936 and 1951 films hit movie theaters, the songs had become embedded in American culture. Now, the Washington National Opera...
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Weilerstein and Elgar, the perfect combination
Emily Cary
Published: Wed, May 1, 2013
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins the National Symphony Orchestra as the guest artist in a program of two remarkable 20th-century works conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 5 in 1937 under Stalin's regime. Although he was, at the time, out of favor with the...
