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2020-21 PERFORMANCES
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Tenor soloist - Sorrow to the Stars The Thirteen Chamber Choir Sunday, October 24, 2020 at 8 p.m. livestream concert (available until October 30 at midnight) In times of crisis, humankind has often come together in moments of remembrance and reflection. We seek to explore this quest for memory and the transfiguration that can occur as part of this community ritual through Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalisches Exequien live-streamed from Washington, D.C., and Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden, sung by our singers from around the country. For tickets and more information, click here. _______________________________________ Tenor soloist - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61 - J.S. Bach The Washington Bach Consort Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 8 p.m. on Facebook Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 5 p.m. on Youtube Free virtual performances, no tickets required. For more information, click here. _______________________________________ Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 7:00PM Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church 6601 Bradley Blvd Bethesda, MD 20817 In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church will present a socially-distanced, reduced forces, virtual Messiah. Soloists include Amy Broadbent, soprano; Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Hill, tenor; and Edmund Milly, bass-baritone. Free performance, no tickets required. _______________________________________ Tenor soloist - Herr wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248 Part VI - J.S. Bach The Washington Bach Consort Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 8 p.m. on Facebook and on Youtube Free virtual performance, no tickets required. For more information, click here. _______________________________________ Evangelist - St. John Passion - J.S. Bach The Thirteen Chamber Choir Saturday, March 27, 2021 Bach’s St. John Passion was originally written for the composer’s first Good Friday services in Leipzig, and it has since firmly established itself as a staple of the choral-orchestral repertoire. Yet the work’s dramatic and touching narrative demands that it be staged to bring its dramatic music to life. Timothy Nelson, called “The Future of Opera” by The New York Times, will stage this production by The Thirteen. Of this production, Nelson writes, “I look forward to making Bach’s universal themes of glorification through debasement, and the importance of community and ritual palpable and vibrant." For tickets and more information, click here. _______________________________________ |
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PAST PERFORMANCES
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Tenor soloist - Les Noces - Stravinsky
Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 7:00PM
National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference
University of Maryland Chamber Singers
8270 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Matthew returns to his alma mater, the University of Maryland College Park, as they host and perform at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference. To kick off the conference, the UMD Concert Choir will present a program including Stravinsky's Les Noces, Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden, and Brahms' Fünf Gesange.
Free performance, no tickets required. For more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Lord Nelson Mass - Haydn
Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 5:00PM
The City Choir of Washington
National Presbyterian Church
313 2nd Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
The Lord Nelson Mass is complemented by Britten’s cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb, based on the Christopher Smart poem depicting the praise and worship of God by all beings; and the Washington premiere of Pärt’s austere and otherworldly Salve Regina, commissioned in 2001 to commemorate the founding of Essen Abbey in 845.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Marcellus - Hamlet - Ambroise Thomas
Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 6:00PM
Washington Concert Opera
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St. 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Based on a French stage adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play by Alexandre Dumas and Paul Meurice, Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet is a ravishingly beautiful piece, complete with Ophelia’s famous mad scene -- just one of many striking moments in this vivid drama. It is a tragic tale of love, deception, and the high power of art.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 10:30AM
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:00PM
University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Singers
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Dekelboum Concert Hall
8270 Alumni Dr University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
For the first time in two decades, the UMD School of Music brings this classic beacon of the holiday season to College Park. Glorious and powerful, experience Handel’s music through the combined power of the UMD Chamber Singers, members of the UMD Symphony Orchestra and student and alumni soloists led by Edward Maclary.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Regional Finalist - Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Competition
Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 2:00PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Terrace Theater
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew Hill was one of five winners from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at the district level in Washington DC. He has advanced to the regional finals and will compete with other district finalists from Washington DC and Philadephia in hopes to move on to the semi-finals in New York City.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Requiem - Mozart
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 7:30PM
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Tenor soloist - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 4:00PM
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
The Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Regarded as one of Bach’s masterpieces, the St. Matthew Passion tells the story of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. Performed on Palm Sunday, a day where the Christian faith marks the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and his journey to the cross. With acclaimed tenor Rufus Muller in the role of the Evangelist alongside the Cathedral Choir and Baroque orchestra, we invite you into the sacred space of the Cathedral for a musical and spiritual experience unlike any other.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Opera and Operetta Favorites
Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 4:00PM
New Dominion Chorale
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center,
4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311
In May 2019, Matthew was one of six finalists in the Washington International Voice Competition. Four of the finalists will be featured on this concert with The New Dominion Chorale.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor Soloist - Requiem - Schumann
Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5:00PM
Choral Arts Society of Washington
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Concert Hall
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew makes his debut with Choral Arts Society in Robert Schumann's rarely performed Requiem. The program will also include Johannes Brahms' Alto Rhapsody, Aaron Copland's In the Beginning , and John Corigliano's Fern Hill.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal, BWV 146 - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Monday, May 6, 2019 at 12:00PM
St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill
313 2nd Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 12:00PM
Church of the Epiphany 1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Tenor soloist - Easter and Ascension Oratorios - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 12:00PM
National Presbyterian Church
313 2nd Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
The feasts of Easter and Ascension are significant events in the Christian calendar, celebrating the day when Jesus rose from the dead and the day that he entered heaven. J.S. Bach’s magnificent Oratoriosdemonstrate his versatility, juxtaposing the full force of the orchestra and chorus in expressions of unbridled joy, with more intimate music conveying Jesus’s sacrifice for humankind.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Evangelist - St. John Passion - J.S. Bach
Sunday, April 19, 2019 at 7:30PM
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Bach's St. John Passion remains one of the most deeply affecting and riveting masterworks in this genre. It is a rich, highly dramatic portrayal of the Biblical passion story using soloists, chorus, and a colorful Baroque orchestra, featuring rarely heard archaic instruments including the lute and viola da gamba. The radiant purity of sound in this emotionally expressive work shines in poignant arias, powerful choruses, and gentle, reflective chorales.
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Finalist - Oratorio Society of New York - Vocal Competition Finals
Oratorio Society of New York
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 1:30PM
Carnegie Hall
Weill Recital Hall
881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Matthew Hill was selected as one of eight finalists from the Oratorio Society of New York's semi-final competition. He will compete with the other finalists at Weill Recital Hall.
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Tenor soloist - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
The American Bach Soloists
March 22-25, 2019
St. Stephen’s Church, Belvedere, CA
Friday, March 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Davis Community Church, Davis, CA
Monday March 25 2019 7:00 p.m.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Patre, Herault, & Crates - Sapho - Gounod
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 6:00PM
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St. 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew makes his debut with Washington Concert Opera in Charles Gounod's Sapho. Unusual for its time, Gounod's first opera rejected traditional elements of French grand opera in favor of a deeply psychological drama. Sapho centers around intense, competing love affairs - developing within the context of the ancient Greek Olympics - all while the tantalizing possibility of a political coup bubbles just beneath the surface.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr zu dir BWV 131 - J.S. Bach
The Advent Project
Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 4:00PM
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Tenor soloist - To Dresden with Love - Bach & Vivaldi
The American Bach Soloists
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 8:00PM
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
1111 O'Farrell St. San Francisco, CA 94109
A part of the American Bach Soloists ninth annual summer music festival, this concert will feature music that was specifically written for the Dresden court, its rulers, and its orchestra, but composed elsewhere. The program includes Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus and Bach’s Cantata 215 Preise dein glücke gesegnetes Sachsen.
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Tenor soloist - Sacred Music of Mozart
New Dominion Chorale
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:00PM
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center,
4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311
The New Dominion Chorale will conclude its 27th season with a program of Sacred Music of W. A. Mozart with the Requiem as the focus. Written as Mozart approached death, his Requiem provides profound moments of great vastness and sublime tenderness.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Israel in Egypt - Handel
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 4:00PM
The Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Handel's masterwork, complete with Part 1 -The Ways Of Zion Do Mourn, tells of the journey of the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land following 400 years in captivity. Handel's use of choral and orchestral color and texture to paint vivid images of this epic story seem the composer at his peak of creative genius.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Israel in Egypt - Handel
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 4:00PM
The Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Handel's masterwork, complete with Part 1 -The Ways Of Zion Do Mourn, tells of the journey of the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land following 400 years in captivity. Handel's use of choral and orchestral color and texture to paint vivid images of this epic story seem the composer at his peak of creative genius.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Choralis and Orchestra
Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 4:00PM
Saint Luke Catholic Church
7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA
Arguably the most famous choral piece by any composer, Messiah has been a staple in this country at Christmastime but is equally appropriate for Easter. Guest soloists are the winners of Choralis' 2017 Young Artist Competition.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax Choir and Orchestra
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 10:00AM
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax
2709 Hunter Mill Rd Oakton, VA 22124
Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 10:00AM
Unity of Fairfax Church
2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 22124
Free performances, no tickets required.
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Evangelist - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
Concert Artists of Baltimore
Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:00PM
The Basilica of the Assumption
409 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Older brother - Dead Man Walking - Jake Heggie
Washington National Opera
Saturday, February 25 at 7:00PM
Monday, February 27 at 7:00PM
Friday, March 3 at 7:30PM
Sunday, March 5 at 2:00PM
Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30PM
Saturday, March 11 at 7:00PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Opera House
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew makes his debut with Washington National Opera in Jake Heggie's instant modern classic--about a death row inmate convicted for murder and the kindhearted nun who takes on his final appeal--becomes a searing emotional journey powered by an unforgettable score infused with American popular styles.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Chorister - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00PM
The National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
The Bach Consort returns to Bach’s towering masterpiece, one of the greatest pieces of sacred music ever created. Originally composed to frame a Good Friday sermon, the narrative relates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus and features some of Bach’s most inspired and spiritual music.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Solo recital
The Cosmos Club
March 15, 2017 at 8:00PM
2121 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
Matthew Hill will present a solo recital in Washington DC's Cosmos Club. The program will feature music by Britten, Strauss, Liszt, Quilter, and Ives.
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Regional Finalist - Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Competition
Sunday, Febrary 12, 2017 at 2:00PM
UDC Theater of the Arts
4200 Connecticut Ave., NW in Washington, DC
Matthew Hill was one of four winners from the Met Council Auditions at the district level in Washington DC. He has advanced to the regional finals and will compete with other district finalists from Washington DC and Philadephia in hopes to move on to the semi-finals in New York City.
For more information, click here.
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Tour of Trøndelag
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Wednesday, November 16, 2017
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Ranem-kirke
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Ranem church
Thursday, November 17:
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Sakshaug-kyrkje
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Sakshaug church
Friday, November 18:
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Vaar-Frue-kirke-Trondheim
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Vår Frue church
Saturday, November 19:
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Roeros-kirke
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Røros church
The Trondheim Vocal Ensemble is the Trøndelag region’s first professional choir. It is a newly emerging group, and is a collaboration between the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Nidarosdomen and Our Lady’s Church. These concerts will feature a program of Norwegian and British music that includes pieces by Grieg, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Ståle Kleiberg, and more.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Candlelight Concert & Sung Compline
October 16, 2016 at 7:30PM
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
2609 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207
Counter-tenor Roger Isaacs, tenor Matthew Hill, and pianist Jeremy Filsell perform Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II “Abraham and Isaac”, Op. 51, followed by Compline sung by St. Mary’s Schola.
FREE concert and no tickets required. For more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
October 4, 2016, 12:10PM
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington DC, 20005
The Washington Bach Consort presents this cantata as a part of its free Noontime Cantata Series. The series is a beloved Washington, DC tradition. Described by Washingtonian as a “hidden gem,” each fifty-minute concert includes one of Bach’s Cantatas and a solo performance on the recently restored Æolian-Skinner organ in a beautiful setting of the historic Church of the Epiphany. Each performance features full chorus, orchestra, and soloists.
FREE concert and no tickets required. For more information, click here.
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Dueling Divas, Dandies and Daddies: A Pop-Up Opera
Annapolis Opera
Sunday, October 2, 2016, 1:00PM
First Sunday Arts Festival
West Street, Annapolis, MD
What do you get when you have three opera divas, one tenor, a baritone, a completely improbable plot with jealousy, murder, general mayhem, and someone returning from the dead? It’s Annapolis Opera’s Pop-Up Opera!
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Chorister - Iconic Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, September, 25, 2016, 3:00PM
The National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207a
The Bach Consort opens its season with the first and most lavishly scored of Bach’s Brandenburg concertos. Complementing this instrumental tour-de-force is one of Bach’s most famous and beloved sacred cantatas, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140. The second half opens with the majestic organ Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543, followed by one of the most festive of all secular cantatas, BWV 207a, written for the name-day of the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Mass in B Minor - J.S. Bach
American Bach Soloists Academy
Sunday, August 14, 2016, 2:00PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102
The American Bach Soloists Academy presents J.S. Bach’s monumental mass which many consider to be among the greatest works in all music history. Written late in Bach’s life during his time in Leipzig, the Mass in B Minor represents a compendium of musical riches. Compiled both from past compositions and new movements, the work showcases an array of techniques Bach perfected throughout his lifetime.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Parpignol - La bohème - Puccini
Wolf Trap Opera and The National Symphony Orchestra
Friday, August 5, 2016, 8:15PM
The Filene Center
1635 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
In the tempestuous demimonde of Parisian artists, poets and philosophers, Mimi and Rodolfo pursue their ill-fated love. La bohème was a huge hit when Puccini premiered it in 1896 and its popularity has not waned.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Soldier - L'Opera Seria - Gassman
Wolf Trap Opera
Friday, July 15, 7:30PM
Sunday, July 17 3:00PM
Wednesday, July 20 7:30PM
Saturday, July 23 7:30PM
The Barns at Wolf Trap
1645 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
Before Mozart and Salieri there was Florian Gassmann. Following highly acclaimed productions in Paris and Berlin, Wolf Trap Opera presents the American premiere of Gassmann’s 1769 comic sendup of traditional 18th-century opera. Go behind the scenes during an opera premiere. From the three star sopranos, whose translated names are Smirking, Out-of-Tune, and Purple-Face, to the insecure composer and stereotypical stage mothers, no one is spared. With daggers drawn and everyone looking for glory, success is by no means assured.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tamino - Die Zauberflöte - Mozart
Maryland Opera Studio
May 6, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Dekelboum Concert Hall
The Maryland Opera Studio joins the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra for and abridged, semi-staged version of Mozart’s final masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte. Join Tamino and Papageno as they search for love in a mysterious land, armed with only a magic flute and an enchanted glockenspiel.
For more information, click here.
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Mr. Marshall - Regina - Marc Blitzstein
Maryland Opera Studio
April 8, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
April 14, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kay Theatre
Based on Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, Regina is a splendid evocation of a Southern family destroyed by its own vices, with the score running the gamut from operatic arias and choruses to the most infectious ragtimes and spirituals.
For tickets and more information, click here
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Leo - Regina - Marc Blitzstein
Maryland Opera Studio
April 10, 2016, 3:00 p.m.
April 16, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kay Theatre
Based on Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, Regina is a splendid evocation of a Southern family destroyed by its own vices, with the score running the gamut from operatic arias and choruses to the most infectious ragtimes and spirituals.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Song of the Beloved - Robert Kyr
Washington Master Chorale
March 6, 2016, 4:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Matthew joins the Washington Master Chorale and soprano, Amy Broadbent, for the world premiere of Song of the Beloved, a choral cantata for soprano and tenor soloists, chorus, and strings by renowned American composer Robert Kyr. The program also features Gabriel Fauré’s moving Requiem, Op. 48 in its elegant original chamber orchestra instrumentation.
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Tenor soloist - Les Noces - Stravinsky
Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 7:00PM
National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference
University of Maryland Chamber Singers
8270 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD 20742
Matthew returns to his alma mater, the University of Maryland College Park, as they host and perform at the National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference. To kick off the conference, the UMD Concert Choir will present a program including Stravinsky's Les Noces, Schoenberg's Friede auf Erden, and Brahms' Fünf Gesange.
Free performance, no tickets required. For more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Lord Nelson Mass - Haydn
Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 5:00PM
The City Choir of Washington
National Presbyterian Church
313 2nd Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
The Lord Nelson Mass is complemented by Britten’s cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb, based on the Christopher Smart poem depicting the praise and worship of God by all beings; and the Washington premiere of Pärt’s austere and otherworldly Salve Regina, commissioned in 2001 to commemorate the founding of Essen Abbey in 845.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Marcellus - Hamlet - Ambroise Thomas
Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 6:00PM
Washington Concert Opera
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St. 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Based on a French stage adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play by Alexandre Dumas and Paul Meurice, Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet is a ravishingly beautiful piece, complete with Ophelia’s famous mad scene -- just one of many striking moments in this vivid drama. It is a tragic tale of love, deception, and the high power of art.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 10:30AM
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3:00PM
University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Singers
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Dekelboum Concert Hall
8270 Alumni Dr University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
For the first time in two decades, the UMD School of Music brings this classic beacon of the holiday season to College Park. Glorious and powerful, experience Handel’s music through the combined power of the UMD Chamber Singers, members of the UMD Symphony Orchestra and student and alumni soloists led by Edward Maclary.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Regional Finalist - Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Competition
Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 2:00PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Terrace Theater
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew Hill was one of five winners from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at the district level in Washington DC. He has advanced to the regional finals and will compete with other district finalists from Washington DC and Philadephia in hopes to move on to the semi-finals in New York City.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Requiem - Mozart
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 7:30PM
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Tenor soloist - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 4:00PM
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
The Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Regarded as one of Bach’s masterpieces, the St. Matthew Passion tells the story of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. Performed on Palm Sunday, a day where the Christian faith marks the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and his journey to the cross. With acclaimed tenor Rufus Muller in the role of the Evangelist alongside the Cathedral Choir and Baroque orchestra, we invite you into the sacred space of the Cathedral for a musical and spiritual experience unlike any other.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Opera and Operetta Favorites
Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 4:00PM
New Dominion Chorale
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center,
4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311
In May 2019, Matthew was one of six finalists in the Washington International Voice Competition. Four of the finalists will be featured on this concert with The New Dominion Chorale.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor Soloist - Requiem - Schumann
Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5:00PM
Choral Arts Society of Washington
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Concert Hall
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew makes his debut with Choral Arts Society in Robert Schumann's rarely performed Requiem. The program will also include Johannes Brahms' Alto Rhapsody, Aaron Copland's In the Beginning , and John Corigliano's Fern Hill.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal, BWV 146 - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Monday, May 6, 2019 at 12:00PM
St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill
313 2nd Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 12:00PM
Church of the Epiphany 1317 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Tenor soloist - Easter and Ascension Oratorios - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 12:00PM
National Presbyterian Church
313 2nd Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
The feasts of Easter and Ascension are significant events in the Christian calendar, celebrating the day when Jesus rose from the dead and the day that he entered heaven. J.S. Bach’s magnificent Oratoriosdemonstrate his versatility, juxtaposing the full force of the orchestra and chorus in expressions of unbridled joy, with more intimate music conveying Jesus’s sacrifice for humankind.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Evangelist - St. John Passion - J.S. Bach
Sunday, April 19, 2019 at 7:30PM
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
6601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Bach's St. John Passion remains one of the most deeply affecting and riveting masterworks in this genre. It is a rich, highly dramatic portrayal of the Biblical passion story using soloists, chorus, and a colorful Baroque orchestra, featuring rarely heard archaic instruments including the lute and viola da gamba. The radiant purity of sound in this emotionally expressive work shines in poignant arias, powerful choruses, and gentle, reflective chorales.
Free performance, no tickets required.
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Finalist - Oratorio Society of New York - Vocal Competition Finals
Oratorio Society of New York
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 1:30PM
Carnegie Hall
Weill Recital Hall
881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Matthew Hill was selected as one of eight finalists from the Oratorio Society of New York's semi-final competition. He will compete with the other finalists at Weill Recital Hall.
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Tenor soloist - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
The American Bach Soloists
March 22-25, 2019
St. Stephen’s Church, Belvedere, CA
Friday, March 22, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Davis Community Church, Davis, CA
Monday March 25 2019 7:00 p.m.
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Patre, Herault, & Crates - Sapho - Gounod
Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 6:00PM
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St. 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew makes his debut with Washington Concert Opera in Charles Gounod's Sapho. Unusual for its time, Gounod's first opera rejected traditional elements of French grand opera in favor of a deeply psychological drama. Sapho centers around intense, competing love affairs - developing within the context of the ancient Greek Olympics - all while the tantalizing possibility of a political coup bubbles just beneath the surface.
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Tenor soloist - Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr zu dir BWV 131 - J.S. Bach
The Advent Project
Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 4:00PM
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Tenor soloist - To Dresden with Love - Bach & Vivaldi
The American Bach Soloists
Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 8:00PM
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
1111 O'Farrell St. San Francisco, CA 94109
A part of the American Bach Soloists ninth annual summer music festival, this concert will feature music that was specifically written for the Dresden court, its rulers, and its orchestra, but composed elsewhere. The program includes Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus and Bach’s Cantata 215 Preise dein glücke gesegnetes Sachsen.
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Tenor soloist - Sacred Music of Mozart
New Dominion Chorale
Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:00PM
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center,
4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311
The New Dominion Chorale will conclude its 27th season with a program of Sacred Music of W. A. Mozart with the Requiem as the focus. Written as Mozart approached death, his Requiem provides profound moments of great vastness and sublime tenderness.
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Tenor soloist - Israel in Egypt - Handel
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 4:00PM
The Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Handel's masterwork, complete with Part 1 -The Ways Of Zion Do Mourn, tells of the journey of the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land following 400 years in captivity. Handel's use of choral and orchestral color and texture to paint vivid images of this epic story seem the composer at his peak of creative genius.
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Tenor soloist - Israel in Egypt - Handel
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 4:00PM
The Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Handel's masterwork, complete with Part 1 -The Ways Of Zion Do Mourn, tells of the journey of the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land following 400 years in captivity. Handel's use of choral and orchestral color and texture to paint vivid images of this epic story seem the composer at his peak of creative genius.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Choralis and Orchestra
Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 4:00PM
Saint Luke Catholic Church
7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA
Arguably the most famous choral piece by any composer, Messiah has been a staple in this country at Christmastime but is equally appropriate for Easter. Guest soloists are the winners of Choralis' 2017 Young Artist Competition.
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Tenor soloist - Messiah - Handel
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax Choir and Orchestra
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 10:00AM
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax
2709 Hunter Mill Rd Oakton, VA 22124
Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 10:00AM
Unity of Fairfax Church
2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 22124
Free performances, no tickets required.
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Evangelist - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
Concert Artists of Baltimore
Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:00PM
The Basilica of the Assumption
409 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Older brother - Dead Man Walking - Jake Heggie
Washington National Opera
Saturday, February 25 at 7:00PM
Monday, February 27 at 7:00PM
Friday, March 3 at 7:30PM
Sunday, March 5 at 2:00PM
Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30PM
Saturday, March 11 at 7:00PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Opera House
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Matthew makes his debut with Washington National Opera in Jake Heggie's instant modern classic--about a death row inmate convicted for murder and the kindhearted nun who takes on his final appeal--becomes a searing emotional journey powered by an unforgettable score infused with American popular styles.
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Chorister - St. Matthew Passion - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00PM
The National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
The Bach Consort returns to Bach’s towering masterpiece, one of the greatest pieces of sacred music ever created. Originally composed to frame a Good Friday sermon, the narrative relates the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus and features some of Bach’s most inspired and spiritual music.
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Solo recital
The Cosmos Club
March 15, 2017 at 8:00PM
2121 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
Matthew Hill will present a solo recital in Washington DC's Cosmos Club. The program will feature music by Britten, Strauss, Liszt, Quilter, and Ives.
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Regional Finalist - Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Competition
Sunday, Febrary 12, 2017 at 2:00PM
UDC Theater of the Arts
4200 Connecticut Ave., NW in Washington, DC
Matthew Hill was one of four winners from the Met Council Auditions at the district level in Washington DC. He has advanced to the regional finals and will compete with other district finalists from Washington DC and Philadephia in hopes to move on to the semi-finals in New York City.
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Tour of Trøndelag
Trondheim Vocal Ensemble
Wednesday, November 16, 2017
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Ranem-kirke
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Ranem church
Thursday, November 17:
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Sakshaug-kyrkje
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Sakshaug church
Friday, November 18:
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Vaar-Frue-kirke-Trondheim
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Vår Frue church
Saturday, November 19:
http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Roeros-kirke
19:00 – 20:30 Concert Røros church
The Trondheim Vocal Ensemble is the Trøndelag region’s first professional choir. It is a newly emerging group, and is a collaboration between the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Nidarosdomen and Our Lady’s Church. These concerts will feature a program of Norwegian and British music that includes pieces by Grieg, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Ståle Kleiberg, and more.
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Candlelight Concert & Sung Compline
October 16, 2016 at 7:30PM
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
2609 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22207
Counter-tenor Roger Isaacs, tenor Matthew Hill, and pianist Jeremy Filsell perform Benjamin Britten’s Canticle II “Abraham and Isaac”, Op. 51, followed by Compline sung by St. Mary’s Schola.
FREE concert and no tickets required. For more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 178 - J.S. Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
October 4, 2016, 12:10PM
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street NW, Washington DC, 20005
The Washington Bach Consort presents this cantata as a part of its free Noontime Cantata Series. The series is a beloved Washington, DC tradition. Described by Washingtonian as a “hidden gem,” each fifty-minute concert includes one of Bach’s Cantatas and a solo performance on the recently restored Æolian-Skinner organ in a beautiful setting of the historic Church of the Epiphany. Each performance features full chorus, orchestra, and soloists.
FREE concert and no tickets required. For more information, click here.
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Dueling Divas, Dandies and Daddies: A Pop-Up Opera
Annapolis Opera
Sunday, October 2, 2016, 1:00PM
First Sunday Arts Festival
West Street, Annapolis, MD
What do you get when you have three opera divas, one tenor, a baritone, a completely improbable plot with jealousy, murder, general mayhem, and someone returning from the dead? It’s Annapolis Opera’s Pop-Up Opera!
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Chorister - Iconic Bach
The Washington Bach Consort
Sunday, September, 25, 2016, 3:00PM
The National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207a
The Bach Consort opens its season with the first and most lavishly scored of Bach’s Brandenburg concertos. Complementing this instrumental tour-de-force is one of Bach’s most famous and beloved sacred cantatas, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140. The second half opens with the majestic organ Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543, followed by one of the most festive of all secular cantatas, BWV 207a, written for the name-day of the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
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Tenor soloist - Mass in B Minor - J.S. Bach
American Bach Soloists Academy
Sunday, August 14, 2016, 2:00PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102
The American Bach Soloists Academy presents J.S. Bach’s monumental mass which many consider to be among the greatest works in all music history. Written late in Bach’s life during his time in Leipzig, the Mass in B Minor represents a compendium of musical riches. Compiled both from past compositions and new movements, the work showcases an array of techniques Bach perfected throughout his lifetime.
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Parpignol - La bohème - Puccini
Wolf Trap Opera and The National Symphony Orchestra
Friday, August 5, 2016, 8:15PM
The Filene Center
1635 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
In the tempestuous demimonde of Parisian artists, poets and philosophers, Mimi and Rodolfo pursue their ill-fated love. La bohème was a huge hit when Puccini premiered it in 1896 and its popularity has not waned.
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Soldier - L'Opera Seria - Gassman
Wolf Trap Opera
Friday, July 15, 7:30PM
Sunday, July 17 3:00PM
Wednesday, July 20 7:30PM
Saturday, July 23 7:30PM
The Barns at Wolf Trap
1645 Trap Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
Before Mozart and Salieri there was Florian Gassmann. Following highly acclaimed productions in Paris and Berlin, Wolf Trap Opera presents the American premiere of Gassmann’s 1769 comic sendup of traditional 18th-century opera. Go behind the scenes during an opera premiere. From the three star sopranos, whose translated names are Smirking, Out-of-Tune, and Purple-Face, to the insecure composer and stereotypical stage mothers, no one is spared. With daggers drawn and everyone looking for glory, success is by no means assured.
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Tamino - Die Zauberflöte - Mozart
Maryland Opera Studio
May 6, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Dekelboum Concert Hall
The Maryland Opera Studio joins the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra for and abridged, semi-staged version of Mozart’s final masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte. Join Tamino and Papageno as they search for love in a mysterious land, armed with only a magic flute and an enchanted glockenspiel.
For more information, click here.
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Mr. Marshall - Regina - Marc Blitzstein
Maryland Opera Studio
April 8, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
April 14, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kay Theatre
Based on Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, Regina is a splendid evocation of a Southern family destroyed by its own vices, with the score running the gamut from operatic arias and choruses to the most infectious ragtimes and spirituals.
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Leo - Regina - Marc Blitzstein
Maryland Opera Studio
April 10, 2016, 3:00 p.m.
April 16, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kay Theatre
Based on Lillian Hellman’s play, The Little Foxes, Regina is a splendid evocation of a Southern family destroyed by its own vices, with the score running the gamut from operatic arias and choruses to the most infectious ragtimes and spirituals.
For tickets and more information, click here.
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Tenor soloist - Song of the Beloved - Robert Kyr
Washington Master Chorale
March 6, 2016, 4:00 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church
Matthew joins the Washington Master Chorale and soprano, Amy Broadbent, for the world premiere of Song of the Beloved, a choral cantata for soprano and tenor soloists, chorus, and strings by renowned American composer Robert Kyr. The program also features Gabriel Fauré’s moving Requiem, Op. 48 in its elegant original chamber orchestra instrumentation.
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