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Washington Concert Opera Opens Season with Gluck’s IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE In November


by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2025

Washington Concert Opera will open its 2025–26 season with Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. ...

Washington Concert Opera Opens Season with Gluck’s IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE In November


by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2025

Washington Concert Opera will open its 2025–26 season with Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. ...

Third Coast Percussion Announces 2025-2026 Season


by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2025

The GRAMMY Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion (TCP) has announced its Chicago and touring schedules for the 2025-2026 season. As the first percussion ensemble ever to win a GRAMMY in the classical genre,...

Washington Concert Opera Single Tickets Now On Sale For 39th Season


by A.A. Cristi - August 21, 2025

Washington Concert Opera has announced that single tickets are now on sale for its 39th season at Lisner Auditorium. The 2025/26 season will feature Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles, and Mozart’s Idomeneo, with leading American singers under the baton of Artistic Director...

Yo-Yo Ma & More To Skip Kennedy Center Following Washington Performing Arts Exit This Season


by Joshua Wright - May 22, 2025

Washington Performing Arts will not use the Kennedy Center for its 2025-2026 season. Instead, major artists including Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Midori will perform at alternate venues like Strathmore and Sixth & I. The decision follows recent shifts in Kennedy Center leadership a...

Yo-Yo Ma & More To Skip Kennedy Center Following Washington Performing Arts Exit This Season


by Joshua Wright - May 22, 2025

Washington Performing Arts will not use the Kennedy Center for its 2025-2026 season. Instead, major artists including Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Midori will perform at alternate venues like Strathmore and Sixth & I. The decision follows recent shifts in Kennedy Center leadership a...

Yo-Yo Ma & More To Skip Kennedy Center Following Washington Performing Arts Exit This Season


by Joshua Wright - May 22, 2025

Washington Performing Arts will not use the Kennedy Center for its 2025-2026 season. Instead, major artists including Yo-Yo Ma, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Midori will perform at alternate venues like Strathmore and Sixth & I. The decision follows recent shifts in Kennedy Center leadership a...

Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci to Tour Throughout 2025; New Music Forthcoming


by Josh Sharpe - March 31, 2025

2025 finds Dominick Farinacci on tour with a slew of solo dates and residences across North America, as well as performances with his TRIAD and Modern Warrior LIVE shows. Check out his live dates here....

Comedian Chris Fleming Comes to Hennepin Arts; Tickets On Sale This Week


by A.A. Cristi - March 25, 2025

Hennepin Arts has announced that stand-up comedian Chris Fleming is hitting the road with his all-new tour, launching in Minneapolis at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave.) on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 8 p.m....

Past Shows

50 Years Mummenschanz


50 YearsMummenschanzSat, Oct 22, 8pmLisner AuditoriumThe legendary Swiss mask theater troupe celebrate their golden anniversary with classic sketches like The Clay Masks, The Toilet Paper ...

Secrets & Ilusions
Secrets & Ilusions
2/14 - 2/15/2019


Join master illusionist Ivan Amodei on an epic journey to discover the secrets of life in his brand new stage show SECRETS & ILLUSIONS. Set ...

Stairway to Paradise: A Gershwin Spectacular


Please join Maestro Luke Frazier and the American Pops Orchestra for their inaugural main stage concert, a tribute to the Gershwins at the George Washington ...

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