Classical performances in and around Richmond, with selected events elsewhere in Virginia and the Washington area. Program information, provided by presenters, is updated as details become available. Adult ticket prices are listed; senior, student/youth, military, group and other discounts may be offered.
Each listing includes primary Covid-19 safety protocols for the event. Contact presenters and venues for updated, modified requirements.
May 1 (2:30 p.m.)
River Road Church, Baptist, River and Ridge roads, Richmond
John Tibbetts, baritone
Raymond Chenault, piano
program TBA
free; ticket reservation required
masks recommended
(804) 288-1131
http://rrcb.org/e-carl-freeman-concert-series/
May 1 (3 p.m.)
Blackwell Auditorium, Randolph-Macon College, 205 Henry St., Ashland
Richmond Symphony
Nicholas Hersh conducting
Haydn: Symphony No. 60 in C major (“Il Distratto”)
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K. 191
Thomas Schneider, bassoon
Anna Clyne: “Sound and Fury”
Alberto Ginastera: “Variaciones concertantes”
$22.50
masks recommended
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
May 1 (4 p.m.)
Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Arts Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Park Avenue at Harrison Street, Richmond
VCU Opera
VCU Symphony
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Mozart: “The Impresario”
Gian Carlo Menotti: “The Old Maid and the Thief”
casts TBA
free
live online stream accessible via http://go.vcu.edu/concerthall
masks recommended
(804) 828-1169
http://arts.vcu.edu/events
May 1 (2 p.m.)
Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Cavalier Symphony Orchestra
conductor TBA
“Song and Dance”
program TBA
$15
masks recommended
(434) 979-1333
http://theparamount.net
May 1 (2:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 540 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Opera Roanoke:
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Tyshawn Sorey, piano & percussion
Terrance Hayes, poet
“Cycles of My Being”
$20-$120
masks recommended
(540) 982-2742
http://operaroanoke.org
May 2 (8 p.m.)
Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Digitalis Festival
computer-generated & audio-visual works TBA
free
masks required
(434) 924-3052
http://music.virginia.edu/events
May 4 (7:30 p.m.)
KingsWay Community Church, 14111 Sovereign Grace Drive, Midlothian
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Beethoven: “Coriolan” Overture
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Sungu Flottman, violin
Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 in G minor
free
masks recommended
(804) 788-4717
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 5 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Christian Reif conducting
Heinz Werner Henze: “The Bassarids” – “Mänadentanz”
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Jessie Montgomery: Piano Concerto
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Richard Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier” Suite
$35-$90
proof of vaccination & masks required
(301) 581-5100
http://strathmore.org
May 6 (7:30 p.m.)
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Laurel Street at Floyd Avenue, Richmond
Cathedral Schola Cantorum
Three Notch’d Road: the Virginia Baroque Ensemble
Daniel Sañez conducting
J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor
free; ticket registration required via http://eventbrite.com
masks recommended
(804) 359-5651
http://richmondcathedral.org/concerts/
May 6 (8 p.m.)
May 7 (2 & 7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Steven Reineke conducting
Christy Altomare, Susan Egan, Courtney Reed, Syndee Winters & Adam J. Levy, guest stars
“Disney Princess – the Concert”
$29-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 7 (11 a.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony LolliPops
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Really Inventive Stuff’s Michael Boudewyns, narrator
Prokofiev: “Peter and the Wolf”
$10-$20
masks recommended
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
May 7 (3:30 p.m.)
Marburg House, 3102 Bute Lane, Richmond
Belvedere Series:
Karen Johnson, violin
Danielle Wiebe Burke, viola
Schuyler Slack, cello
Ingrid Keller, piano
“Rückblick”
John Corigliano: “Fancy on a Bach Air”
Bohuslav Martinů: Viola Sonata
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
$30
masks required
(540) 604-0689 (Marburg House)
http://belvedereseries.org
May 7 (4 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Daniel Myssyk conducting
Youth Concert Orchestra
Sandy Goldie conducting
String Sinfonietta
Christie-Jo Adams conducting
Camerata Strings
Melissa Jones conducting
Samantha & Sungu Flottman, violins
program TBA
free
masks recommended
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
May 7 (7:30 p.m.)
Berglund Performing Arts Theatre, Orange Avenue at Williamson Road, Roanoke
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
David Stewart Wiley conducting
Arthur Benjamin: “Jamaican Rhumba”
Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor
Akemi Takayama, violin
Zuill Bailey, cello
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”)
$34-$56
masks recommended
(540) 343-9127
http://rso.com
May 7 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Chopin: “Fantasia on Polish Airs”
Chopin: “Rondo à la krakowiak”
Brian Ganz, piano
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (“Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”)
Aleksandra Kurzak, soprano
$64-$89
proof of vaccination & masks required
(301) 581-5100
http://strathmore.org
May 8 (4 p.m.)
Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 560 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Amanda Mole, organ
program TBA
masks recommended
$25
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 8 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
José-Luis Novo conducting
Jessica Hunt: work TBA (premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Olga Kern, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
$10-$64
proof of vaccination & masks required
(301) 581-5100
http://strathmore.org
May 12 (7 p.m.)
May 13 (8 p.m.)
May 14 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru conducting
Rimsky-Korsakov: “The Tale of Tsar Sultan” Suite
Mason Bates: “Philharmonia Fantastique”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D major
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 13 (8 p.m.)
May 14 (8 p.m.)
May 15 (2 p.m.)
Harrison Opera House, 160 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Rob Fisher conducting
Rodgers & Hammerstein: “The Sound of Music”
Mikaela Bennett (Maria Rainer)
Edward Watts (Captain Georg von Trapp)
Aundi Marie Moore (Mother Abbess)
Carlyn Connolly (Elsa Schraeder)
David Foley Jr. (Max Detweiler)
Kiara Lee (Liesl von Trapp)
Stephen Culpepper (Friedrich von Trapp)
Alitheia West (Louisa von Trapp)
Rhys West (Kurt von Trapp)
Avelyn Bollen (Brigitta von Trapp)
Rainier Treviño (Marta von Trapp)
Stormie Treviño (Gretl von Trapp)
Conor Crowley (Rolf Gruber)
Matt Kunkel, stage director
in English
$29.25-$110
masks recommended
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 13 (7:30 p.m.)
Academy Center for the Arts Historic Theater, 600 Main St., Lynchburg
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
David Glover conducting
Charles Billingsley, vocalist
“The Shadow of Your Smile”
American pop standards TBA
$40-$60
masks recommended
(434) 845-6604
http://lynchburgsymphony.org
May 13 (7:30 p.m.)
May 15 (2:30 p.m.)
Shaftman Performance Hall, Jefferson Center, 540 Luck Ave., Roanoke
Opera Roanoke Orchestra & Chorus
Steven White conducting
Verdi: Requiem
soloists TBA
$20-$120
masks recommended
(540) 982-2742
http://operaroanoke.org
May 13 (8 p.m.)
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, East Capitol and First streets SE, Washington
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (transcribed for violin)
Olivia Davis: “Steeped”
Clarice Assad: “O”
Anjna Swaminathan: “Surrender to the Adventure”
Rhiannon Giddens: “New to the Session”
Marika Hughes: “From J with Love”
free; registration required at http://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form
masks required
(202) 707-5502
http://loc.gov/concerts
May 13 (7:30 p.m.)
May 15 (2 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Maryland Lyric Opera
Louis Salemno conducting
Verdi: “Don Carlo” (concert presentation)
Arturo Chacón-Cruz (Don Carlo)
Elaine Alvarez (Elisabetta)
Andrea Silvestrelli (King Filippo)
Mark Delavan (Rodrigo)
Catherine Martin (Princess Eboli)
Kenneth Kellogg (Grand Inquisitor)
in Italian, English captions
$25-$150
proof of vaccination & masks required
(301) 581-5100
http://strathmore.org
May 14 (2 p.m.)
Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, First and Franklin streets, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
artists TBA
“Our Pictures”
works TBA by Antonio Garcia, Anthony Smith, Zachary Wadsworth, Donovan Williams (premieres)
free
masks recommended
(804) 646-7223
http://cmscva.org
May 14 (8 p.m.)
Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman conducting
Jonathan Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 (“Heichalos”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano
Cameron Schutza, tenor
Mark S. Doss, bass-baritone
Fairfax Choral Society
Morgan State University Choir
$45-$70
proof of vaccination & masks required
(703) 993-2787
http://cfa.gmu.edu
May 14 (7 p.m.)
May 15 (2 p.m.)
May 16 (7 p.m.)
May 20 (7:30 p.m.)
May 22 (2 p.m.)
May 25 (7:30 p.m.)
May 27 (7:30 p.m.)
May 28 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington
Washington National Opera
Evan Rogister conducting
Bizet: “Carmen”
Isabel Leonard (Carmen)
Michael Fabiano (Don José)
Ryan Speedo Green (Escamillo)
Vanessa Vasquez (Micaëla)
Francesca Zambello, stage director
in French, English captions
$25-$299
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 15 (3 & 7:30 p.m.)
Altria Theater, Main and Laurel streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
“Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back,” film with live orchestral accompaniment
$40-$100
masks recommended
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
May 15 (4 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1000 Blanton Ave. at the Carillon, Richmond
Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia:
Suliman Tekalli & Christopher Whitley, violins
Celia Hatton, viola
Seth Parker Woods, cello
Andrew Sommer, double-bass
David Lemelin, clarinet
Thomas Schneider, bassoon
Kevin Newton, French horn
Shuying Li: “Eight Immortals and the Sea” (premiere)
Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
$30
masks required
(804) 304-6312
http://cmscva.org
May 15 (4 p.m.)
Ryan Recital Hall, St. Christopher’s School, Fergusson and Henri roads, Richmond
Richmond Philharmonic
Peter Wilson conducting
Kevin Puts: “Millennium Canons”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
Anne O’Byrne, soprano
Erin Stuhlman, alto
Lynn Atkins, tenor
Joshua Michael Brown, bass
Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale
Richmond Concert Chorale
free
masks recommended
pre-concert talk by Wilson & Mike Goldberg, 3 p.m.
(804) 556-1039
http://richmondphilharmonic.org
May 15 (8 p.m.)
Gallery5, 200 W. Marshall St., Richmond
Classical Revolution RVA
program TBA
donation requested
proof of vaccination & masks recommended
(804) 678-8863
http://classicalrevolutionrva.com/events
May 15 (2 & 4 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru conducting
Mason Bates: “Philharmonia Fantastique,” with animated film
Jim Capobianco, animator
Gary Rydstrom, director
$18-$20
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 18 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
ArtsLive! Chamber Music Festival:
Peter Zazofsky & Julia Glenn, violins
Nathaniel Farny, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Carol Wincenc, flute
Pavel Nersessian, piano
J.S. Bach: Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030, for flute and piano
Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
$35
masks recommended
(540) 374-5040
http://artsliveva.org
May 19 (7 p.m.)
Seacobeck Hall, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
ArtsLive! Chamber Music Festival:
Peter Zazofsky & Julia Glenn, violins
Nathaniel Farny, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Carol Wincenc, flute
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
William Schamburg, French horn
Pavel Nersessian, piano
Carl Stamitz: Trio in E flat major for horn, violin and cello
Beethoven: Trio in G major, WoO 37, for piano, flute and bassoon
Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87
$35
masks recommended
(540) 374-5040
http://artsliveva.org
May 19 (7 p.m.)
May 20 (11:30 a.m.)
May 21 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée conducting
Debussy: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”
Joan Tower: “A New Day”
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Ravel: “La valse”
Ravel: “Boléro”
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 21 (8 p.m.)
May 22 (3 p.m.)
Carpenter Theatre, Dominion Energy Center, Sixth and Grace streets, Richmond
Richmond Symphony
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Valerie Coleman: “Umoja”
Joel Thompson: “An Act of Resistance”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)
April Martin, soprano
Stephanie Foley Davis, mezzo-soprano
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
Damien Geter, bass-baritone
Richmond Symphony Chorus
$10-$100
masks recommended
(800) 514-3849 (ETIX)
http://www.richmondsymphony.com
May 21 (3:30 p.m.)
private home, Fredericksburg
ArtsLive! Chamber Music Festival:
Bayla Keyes & Peter Zazofsky, violins
Nathaniel Farny, viola
Sara Stalnaker, cello
Paul Glenn, double-bass
David Jones, clarinet
Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon
William Schamburg, French horn
Bartók: duos for two violins
Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20, for strings & winds
$50
masks recommended
(540) 374-5040
http://artsliveva.org
May 21 (7:30 p.m.)
Academy Center for the Arts Historic Theater, 600 Main St., Lynchburg
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
David Glover conducting
“That’s Entertainment: Sounds from the Cinema”
film music TBA
$40-$60
masks recommended
(434) 845-6604
http://lynchburgsymphony.org
May 21 (3 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Lucia Brighenti, piano
Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, K. 1
Scarlatti: Sonata in G major, K. 427
Scarlatti: Sonata in A major, K. 113
Rossini: “Pèches de Vieillesse” – “Une caresse à ma fémme,” “Mon Prélude hygienique du matin,” “Une pensé à Florence”
Liszt: “Années de Pèlerinage: Italie” – “Sposalizio,” “Sonetto 47 del Petrarca”
Liszt: “Réminiscences de ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ ”
Chopin: Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
Nino Rota: 15 préludes – Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13
donation requested
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 21 (8 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian conducting
Vivian Fung: “Dust Devils”
Debussy: Nocturnes
Holst: “The Planets”
women of University of Maryland Concert Choir
$35-$90
proof of vaccination & masks required
(877) 276-1444
http://strathmore.org
May 23 (7 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Resonance Ensemble
NEWorks Voices of America & Philharmonic
Nolan Williams Jr. conducting
Damien Geter: “An African American Requiem”
Jacqueline Echols, soprano
Karmesha Peake, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Overton, baritone
$15-$69
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 25 (7:30 p.m.)
Hixon Theater, Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Olga Kern, piano
Alexandre Da Costa, violin
Thomas Mesa, cello
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Ravel: “Ma mère l’Oye”
Brahms: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
$26.25-$35
masks recommended
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 25 (8 p.m.)
May 26 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra Pops
Vince Mendoza conducting
Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Raul Midón, Aoife O’Donovan & Moses Sumney, vocalists
“Love: a Joni Mitchell Songbook”
$29-$89
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 26 (7 p.m.)
May 27 (8 p.m.)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4103 Monument Ave., Richmond
Commonwealth Concert Opera
James Taylor conducting
Mozart: “Così fan tutte” (semi-staged presentation)
George Revill (Ferrando)
James Myers (Guglielmo)
Chris Mooney (Don Alfonso)
Sarah Kate Walston (Fiordiligi)
Hannah Magnelli (Dorabella)
Keely Borden (Despina)
Doug Brown, piano
Reese Williams, narrator
$15
masks recommended
(804) 355-6885
http://commonwealthconcertopera.com
May 26 (10:30 a.m.)
Ferguson Arts Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News
Virginia Arts Festival:
Brendon Elliott & Maithena Girault, violins
Beverly Kane Baker, viola
Sterling Elliott, cello
Vladislav Kern, piano
Dvořák: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (“American”)
Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia
Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)
$15-$20
masks recommended
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 26 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
NOW (New Orchestra of Washington)
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez conducting
Takashi Yoshimatsu: “Threnody to Toki”
Joseph Turrin: “Equinox”
David Rockefeller Jr., narrator
Turrin: “That, which makes the vastness bearable”
Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
Copland: “Appalachian Spring”
$29-$59
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
May 27 (10:30 a.m.)
Hennage Auditorium, Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, 325 Francis St. E
Virginia Arts Festival:
Olga Kern, piano
Alexandre Da Costa, violin
Thomas Mesa, cello
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Brahms: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
$20
masks recommended
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
May 27 (7:30 p.m.)
Williamsburg Community Chapel, 3899 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra
Chia-Hsuan Lin conducting
Carlos Simon: “Fate Now Conquers”
Barber: Violin Concerto
Paul Huang, violin
John Keltonic: “Our Wings Have Caught the Wind”
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
$55 (in person), $25 (view from home)
masks optional
(757) 229-9857
http://williamsburgsymphony.org
May 27 (5 p.m.)
May 28 (5 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Garth Newel Piano Quartet
Kathryn Votapek, viola
Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
$25 (concert), $44-$64 (concert with meal [May 28 only])
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 28 (7 p.m.)
Chimborazo Park, 3215 E. Broad St., Richmond
Richmond Symphony
VCU Health Orchestra
Richmond Symphony Chorus
Valentina Peleggi conducting
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor – IV. Finale (“Ode to Joy”)
other works TBA
free
rain date: 7 p.m. May 29
masks recommended
(804) 788-4717
http://richmondsymphony.com
May 29 (2 p.m.)
Herter Hall, Garth Newel Music Center, 403 Garth Newel Lane, Hot Springs
Teresa Ling, violin
Isaac Melamed, cello
Jeannette Fang, piano
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
$25 (concert), $15-25 (meal added)
masks recommended
(540) 839-5018
http://garthnewel.org
May 29 (3 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
U.S. Air Force Orchestra
Memorial Day Festival Chorus
Craig Jessup & Col. Donald Schofield conducting
2022 National Memorial Day Choral Festival
patriotic choral works TBA
free; tickets required
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
June 2 (7 p.m.)
June 3 (8 p.m.)
June 4 (8 p.m.)
Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conducting
Nino Rota: “La Strada” Suite
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Borodin: “Polovtsian Dances”
$15-$99
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
June 2 (7:30 p.m.)
June 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Opera Lafayette
Ryan Brown conducting
André Grétry: “Silvain”
Victor Sicard (Silvain)
Camille Ortiz (Helene)
Teresa Castillo (Lucette)
Samantha Louis Jean (Paulette)
Jehú Otero (Bazile)
Nathan Berg (Dolmon)
Tania Hernández Velesaco, stage director
in French
$30-$135
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
June 3 (7:30 p.m.)
June 5 (4 p.m.)
Attucks Theater, 1010 Church St., Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
John Duffy Institute for New Opera
conductor TBA
Nkeiru Okoye & Carmen Moore: “Bre’r Rabbit”
Rachel J Peters: “Companionship”
casts TBA
in English
$10-$25
masks recommended
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
June 4 (7:30 p.m.)
Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Boulevard, Norfolk
Virginia Arts Festival:
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Eric Jacobsen conducting
“The Goode Project: a Symphonic Celebration of Water”
works TBA, with poetry and spoken word readings
$25-$75
masks recommended
(757) 282-2822
http://vafest.org
June 5 (2 p.m.)
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington
Kennedy Center Chamber Players:
Ying Fu, violin
Daniel Foster, viola
David Hardy, cello
Lambert Orkis, piano
André Previn: Piano Trio No. 2
Poulenc: Violin Sonata
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
$36
proof of vaccination, photo ID & masks required
(800) 444-1324
http://kennedy-center.org
June 5 (3 p.m.)
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
National Philharmonic
Piotr Gajewski conducting
Beethoven: “Missa solemnis”
Esther Heideman, soprano
Claudia Chapa, mezzo soprano
Norman Shankle, tenor
Kerry Wilkerson, bass-baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
$69-$94
proof of vaccination & masks required
(301) 581-5100
http://strathmore.org
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