Opera

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• Vocal Arts Society: Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, with Kathleen Kelly, piano

  Dec 10, 2009 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  

• Vocal Arts Society: Anne Schwanewilms, soprano, with Malcolm Martineau, piano

  Jan 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  

• The Metropolitan Opera National Council: Middle Atlantic Region Auditions

  Jan 31, 2010 at 2:00 PM | On Sale 1/15/10,
  

• Opera Lafayette: Armide

  Feb 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM | Buy Now
  Opera Lafayette celebrates its 15th anniversary with a concert production of Gluck's Armide, a touchstone of French baroque opera. 

• The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in Concert

  Feb 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 12/9/09,
  The world-renowned Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra returns with a concert version of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, based on the Pushkin novel, one of the most treasured works of Russian literature.

• The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in Concert

  Feb 28, 2010 at 1:30 PM | On Sale 12/9/09,
  The world-renowned Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra returns with a concert version of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, which combines one of the great bass roles in the operatic repertory with thunderous choral movements of unprecedented power.

• The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: An Evening of Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, & Borodin in Concert

  Mar 3, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 12/9/09,
  Led by Valery Gergiev, the Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra presents an evening of scenes in concert from operas by Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, and Borodin.

• The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: An Evening of Tchaikovsky Operas in Concert

  Mar 4, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 12/9/09,
  Led by Valery Gergiev, the Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra presents an evening of scenes in concert devoted to the best-known operas by Tchaikovsky, including The Queen of Spades, Mazeppa, and Iolanta.

• What to Listen for in Russian Opera II: Prokofiev's War and Peace

  Mar 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM | Buy Now
  As the Kennedy Center continues with its Focus on Russia, join popular music lecturer Saul Lillenstein for an in-depth look at Prokofiev's War & Peace, one of the operas presented by the Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra.
  

• The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra: Prokofiev's War and Peace

  Mar 6 - 7, 2010 | On Sale 12/9/09,
  The Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra returns with a full staging of Prokofiev's War and Peace, based on Tolstoy's epic novel and co-produced in 2000 with the Metropolitan Opera, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and conducted by Valery Gergiev.

• Washington National Opera: Porgy and Bess

  Mar 20 - 31, 2010 | Buy Now
  

• WPAS: Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone, with Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano

  Mar 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM | Buy Now
  

• Washington National Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

  Apr 24 - May 7, 2010 | Buy Now
  

• Vocal Arts Society: Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor, with Warren Jones, piano

  May 5, 2010 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  

• Washington National Opera: Young Artists Performance: The Marriage of Figaro

  May 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM
  

• Washington National Opera: Hamlet

  May 19 - Jun 4, 2010 | Buy Now
  

• Opera Lafayette: Sancho Pança

  May 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  Opera Lafayette is pleased to present the American premiere performance of Philidor's delightful comic opera Sancho Pança.

• Vocal Arts Society: Stephen Salters, baritone, with David Zobel, piano

  May 26, 2010 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now