August 8, 2026 We were treated to a performance by the Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta last night in Rovigo’s handsome Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, part of a concert called Rossini nel cuore, held in honor of Rossini, a much-loved local cat who had recently died. The program naturally leaned toward the music of Gioachino Rossini, the composer whose name …
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Holy Trinity Catholic Church, GeorgetownJuly 21, 2026 • 7:00 p.m. Last night saw a series of bravura performances by a talented group of young people at Georgetown’s Holy Trinity Church courtesy of Wolf Trap Opera’s Studio Artists. The Georgetown church itself was part of the experience: its chamber-like acoustics were nearly an additional instrument, amplifying …
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Prova Aperta March 8, 2009 Originally published in Pinball People, March 2009, and re-posted here. Carl Maria von Weber Oberon, Ouverture Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Concerto in E minor, opus 64 for violin and orchestra Robert Schumann Symphony no. 4 in D minor, opus 120 It’s rare that one gets to see the workings of an orchestra …
Barns at Wolf Trap • Saturday, June 27, 2026 • 7:30 p.m. As we head towards American 250, I will concede that the Barns at Wolf Trap might be an appropriate setting for Rossini’s La Cenerentola, although I’d have preferred the Kennedy Center. Part of the larger Wolf Trap complex, the performance took place in …
