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Capital Fringe Festival 2018: The Lives Left Behind

Westminster Church 400 I St., SW, Washington, DC, United States

Silver Finch Arts Collective, featuring vibrant new voices in the Washington, DC music and theatre scenes, is excited to present The Lives Left Behind at the 2018 Capital Fringe Festival. This collection of short pieces by Joseph Kaz, Frances Pollock, William Kenlon, and Michael Oberhauser, celebrates the operatic tradition while also telling fresh, new stories that speak …

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Celebrating African-American Opera Singers: Past and Present

Marymount University, Reinsch Auditorium 2807 N Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA, United States

OperaNova presents its 2nd Annual Concert "Celebrating African-American Opera Singers: Past and Present." The concert will include a brief recollection of the musical career of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, soprano, honoring the extraordinary singers from the past, and highlighting today's rising talents. Featuring: Elise Christina Jenkins, Soprano Jocelyn Hunt, Soprano Crystal Golden, Soprano Keith Craig, Tenor …

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PREMIERE: Black Flute

Bring a picnic, a blanket, or a chair, and join IN Series for the FREE public premiere of BLACK FLUTE at the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument on the National Mall. Parking is available at the Tidal Basin lot, 9810 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024. Reserve your FREE tickets on Eventbrite. …

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IN Series Presents: Spirit Moves

James E. Bunn Amphitheater at Oxon Run Park 1200 Mississippi Ave. SE, Washington, DC, United States

SPIRIT MOVES a new community opera Story and words by Jarrod Lee Music by Timothy Amukele Movement by Shawna Williams Music direction by Elizabeth G. Hill‍ Featuring: Jihanna Davis, Daniel J. Smith, Daryl Lillian Johnson, Dustin Praylow, and Shawna Williams   SPIRIT MOVES introduces a Black family navigating life’s struggles, finding solace and strength in their …

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World Premiere: Waking the Witch by Ashi Day

Washington National Opera Studio 6925 Willow Street Northwest, Washingotn, DC, United States

Waking the Witch is a one-act immersive chamber opera, composed by Ashi Day, for solo countertenor and Pierrot ensemble. The opera explores human vulnerability to absurd beliefs and the danger that ensues when authority figures display black-and-white thinking, fear of those with less power, and susceptibility to conspiracy theories. The audience is placed in the …

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Little City Concerts: Waking the Witch

The Falls Church Episcopal 115 E Fairfax St., Falls Church, VA, United States

Balance Campaign returns to Little City Concerts to open their 2024-2025 season with Waking the Witch. Waking the Witch is a one-act immersive chamber opera, composed by Ashi Day, for solo countertenor and Pierrot ensemble. The opera explores human vulnerability to absurd beliefs and the danger that ensues when authority figures display black-and-white thinking, fear …

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with Washington Concert Opera: Manon Lescaut

GWU Lisner Auditiorium 730 21st St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Antony Walker, Conductor Starring Corinne Winters, Joshua Guerrero, and Levi Hernandez More info here.

Friday Music Series at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Friday Music Series at Georgetown University presents: New Opera Explorations Artists fellows from American Opera Projects Composers and the Voice share new work before their May 2025 premiere. Selections of new works by Joshua Brown, Kervy Delcy, and Anita Gonzalez will be performed by Melissa Wimbish, soprano, Justin Harrison, baritone, and Elizabeth G. Hill, piano. …

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DC Emancipation and the Right to Vote

Dumbarton United Methodist Church 3133 Dumbarton St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for this workshop recital of a new opera composed by Ronald Trey Walton III. Presented by the Alliance for New Music-Theatre. No story is more important, but still relatively unknown to the greater Washington community and the nation, than the story of DC Emancipation (nine months earlier than Lincoln’s Proclamation of 1863) to …

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