-
The magic of movie music
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
The American Festival Pops Orchestra reaches into scores from favorite films for "Cinema Magic." The season finale for this ensemble of local professional musicians is directed by Founder Anthony Maiello. A professor at George Mason University's School of Music, he is the author of several books...
-
'Spamalot' takes its final D.C. bows
Emily Cary
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
It's easy to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" when the blockbuster Monty Python musical "Spamalot" is in town. The Tony Award winner for Best Musical of 2005 has been mounted in 23 countries around the world. Now the Broadway production returns to bid farewell with a laugh-happy cast...
-
Brenda Harris: Queen for a day
Emily Cary
Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013
Soprano Brenda Harris has sung all three Donizetti queens: the title roles in "Maria Stuarda" and "Anna Bolena" and Elizabeth in "Roberto Devereux," a recounting of her love affair with Essex. The tragic outcomes these women in power experienced or precipitated were choreographed by those around...
-
The Russian National Ballet Theatre performs in Virginia
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013
The Russian National Ballet Theatre, founded in the late 1980s as the Soviet National Ballet, is proud of its reputation as a company with the most expert dancers in Russia and Eastern Europe. Elena Radchenko, a former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, has been the director since 1994....
-
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra delivers 'The Gospel Truth'
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, Mar 28, 2013
Jim Carroll, alto sax virtuoso and artistic director of the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, is excited about the ensemble's program, "The Gospel Truth," an evening of American music featuring legendary jazz pianist and organist Bobby Floyd. While driving to Shenandoah Community College to perform...
-
Canadian troupe stages circus of the mind
Emily Cary
Published: Thu, Mar 28, 2013
There are circuses with elephants, tigers, seals and prancing horses. Then there is Les 7 Doigts de la Main (Seven Fingers of the Hand). The circus and acrobatic troupe from Quebec arrives at George Mason University with "PSY" (pronounced "see"), a show that excels in acrobatics even as it...
-
Arabella Steinbacher makes NSO debut
Emily Cary
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
German violinist Arabella Steinbacher performs Beethoven's magnificent Concerto in D major for her Washington debut with the National Symphony Orchestra. Marek Janowski will conduct the melodious program, which also features Boris Blacher's Orchestra-Variations on a Theme of Paganini and Richard...
-
'Hello, Dolly!' invades Washington
Emily Cary
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Dolly Levi, matchmaker extraordinaire, is practicing the art she performs best: captivating audiences. Portrayed by Broadway veteran Nancy Opel, the crafty gal of a certain age weaves her web of intrigue to snare cantankerous Horace Vandergelder, finding romance for his niece and shop clerks...
Prev