Despite the continued cancelations by artists at the the Donald J. Trump-run John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Symphony Orchestra has no intention of leaving. In an article by the New York Times covering the cancelation of Philip Glass’ symphony at the Center, Music Director Gianandrea Noseda said the orchestra would not be leaving. He told {…}
Following the exit of the Washington National Opera, The National Orchestra’s Music Director Gianandrea Noseda has released a statement. He said, “Music Belongs to everyone. I’m happy to be back in Washington D.C. with my beloved National Symphony Orchestra for four weeks of subscription concerts. The national Symphony Orchestra is your orchestra; it is part of the community in which {…}
Historically, Wagner stagings have stirred up controversy. They are–to put it bluntly–like a fashion show: seasonally recurrent, fanciful (for better or for worse), and tailored, if you will, to fit just about anything, the blatant as much as the abstruse. New productions, then, warrant a healthy degree of skepticism–especially when, as so often happens, the integrity of the work is {…}
(Photo: Monika Rittershaus) After thirteen years as artistic director at the Zurich Opera House, Andreas Homoki leaves his post to Matthias Schulz and presents his last production in Zurich: a staged performance of Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elias.” Mendelssohn wrote the oratorio in 1846, in a style reminiscent of Baroque oratorios, with Bach and Handel as its clear inspirations. The music blends Baroque and classical polyphony {…}
The Washington Chorus has announced its 2025-26 season. First up on the slate is “One Song: Exultávit!” The concert, conducted by Dr. Eugene Rogers, features vocal soloists including Juliet Schlefer, Heather Petrie, Jacob Perry and Edmund Milly as they take on works by Bach and Rena Esmail. Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2025 ”A Candlelit Christmas” will also be led by Dr. {…}
From May 15 to 17, 2025, the National Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda, will conduct Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The concerts will mark his final appearance with the orchestra in the 2024-25 season. The Washington Chorus will be featured alongside acclaimed soloists soprano Erika Grimaldi, bass-baritone Marko Mimica, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, and tenor Saimir Pirgu. The concert is part of {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has announced that Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, who began his tenure in September 2017, has signed a four-year contract extension. The extension will ensure that his leadership of and artistic partnership with the NSO continues through its centennial season in 2031. Noseda was appointed Music Director Designate in January 2016 and became Music Director in {…}
(Photo credit: Tony Hitchcock) Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize and receiving great acclaim following its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1958, Barber and Menotti’s “Vanessa” is not regularly programmed as a full work. Arias such as “Must the winter come so soon?” and “Do not utter a word” are frequently heard in recitals, but this does not do justice to this {…}
The National Symphony Orchestra is set to present Samuel Barber’s “Vanessa” on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 2025. The opera, which will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and will star Nicole Heaston in the title role, replacing Sondra Radvanovsky, who withdrew for personal reasons. Heaston will be joined by tenor Matthew Polenzani, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and baritone Thomas Hampson. These performances of Barber’s “Vanessa” {…}
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda has received the Ambrogino d’Oro (Certificate of Merit) City of Milan 2024. The conductor took to social media noting, “Honoured to receive this recognition from the City of Milan, my hometown. Thank you!” Every year a maximum of 15 gold medals and 20 certificates of civic merit are awarded. The winners are chosen by the Bureau of {…}
(: Chris Lee Photographer) On Jan. 31, 2024, the New York Philharmonic performed an interesting program that included Mozart and Mahler, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. The program focused on the joy of music, bringing together fine artistry from its orchestra and soloists. On this evening Golda Schultz and Francesco Piemontesi were the evening’s guests and both had tremendous success on {…}
