Baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan have committed their careers to exploring and honoring the music of the First World War. Their performance of ‘Armistice: The Journey Home’ at th... Read more
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Two great Americans few people have not at least heard of. Few realize that the two were dear friends who both desperately fought for voting rights a... Read more
Washington Bach Consort is committed to celebrating the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and his Baroque contemporaries. Over the years they have performed many concerts around the world of his... Read more
Niccolò Jommelli’s “Cerere Placata” with libretto by Michele Sarcone was written in 1772 for the baptism of Princess Maria Teresia di Borbonne of Naples and Sicily. It is of an e... Read more
Faction of Fools, Washington DC’s only Commedia dell’arte company, has brought “Henry V” to life with its signature style. With a scrappy and nimble aesthetic, they took what is... Read more
Young soprano Hyesang Park has been making a name for herself in opera around the world. Vocal Arts DC brought this charming and sweet young singer to The Kennedy Center for her Washington,... Read more
What do Mozart’s celebrated opera “The Marriage of Figaro” and TS Eliot’s masterpiece “Four Quartets” have to do with one another? “Figaro in Four Quartets” brings th... Read more
In 2015 the University of Cape Town (UCT) in Cape Town, South Africa, faced something pivotal that has since brought the topic of decolonization to a more global audience. The statue of Ceci... Read more
Bram Stoker’s classic horror story “Dracula” has captivated and terrified audiences since 1897. Stoker paved the way for vampire lore and fantasy. In the original novel, Count Dr... Read more
The 1994 musical “Passion” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine won the Tony Award that year for best musical. It was inspired by the film ‘Passione d’Amore’ which was based on t... Read more
