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Final Thoughts on Washington National Opera’s “Tosca”

The debut collaboration between the Kennedy Center and Washington National Opera had a few bright spots, even if overall it was something of a dud
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 26, 2011
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Review: Baroque Music from Four Nations at the Freer

It’s a shame more classical music fans don’t take advantage of this free concert series
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 23, 2011
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Take Me Out to the Opera

Washington National Opera is putting on Opera in the Outfield at Nationals Park this Thursday
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 20, 2011
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Review: The Kronos Quartet at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

This quartet is known for amplifying its performances to make them more theatrical and atmospheric as it did, with varying degrees of success, Friday evening
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 19, 2011
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World Doctors Orchestra Review

The concert’s cause made up for whatever musical deficiencies it may have presented
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 13, 2011
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Excellent “Attila” at Lisner Auditorium

Washington Concert Opera’s performance shows in many places how far Verdi progressed as a composer later in his career
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 12, 2011
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Review of Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Kennedy Center

The first performance after the merger of the Kennedy Center and the formerly independent Washington National Opera
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 12, 2011
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Washington Concert Opera to Perform “Attila”

Conductor Riccardo Muti has long been a champion of the work, which WCO will perform on Friday
After Hours, Theater  |  Sep 8, 2011
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September 11 Commemorative Classical Concerts in the Washington Area

A selection of local concerts will memorialize the tenth anniversary of attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, with speeches by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and President Barack Obama
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 6, 2011
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Preview of Washington’s Regional Orchestras

Some may say classical music is dying, but there certainly enough options in the Washington region
After Hours, Music  |  Sep 2, 2011
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