Charles Downey

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• Commented on There's Something About <em>Lulu</em>
  Too bad about this production. Oh, if only Washington National Opera would finally get around to staging its first ever production of Berg's opera on this subject, which you mentioned. It is a doozy of an opera, one of the...
• Posted Classical Music Agenda to DCist
  Violinist Viviane Hagner As you might expect, there is not all that much to hear this week, with the Thanksgiving holiday and all. But you can give thanks for the chance to hear a few good concerts. MONDAY: >> Catch the final performance of Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera, a rarely performed opera about a Marchioness who disguises herself as a gardener girl to find the man she loves, performed (with piano only) by Maryland...
• Posted Classical Music Agenda to DCist
  Photo by akkleis. This is a good week for hearing some great pianists in the area, and of all stripes and colors, too. Some good options for free concerts are listed after the jump. >> First, Alfred Brendel may not be giving public recitals anymore, but he still has plenty to say, as he will do in a lecture titled On Character in Music, presented by Washington Performing Arts Society at the Austrian Embassy...
• Commented on Classical Music Agenda
  Well, it was not forgotten. In weeks like this, it would just take too long to list everything on the schedule, so I highlight what strikes my fancy. One is always free to list things in the comments, which is...
• Commented on DCist Goes to the Opera: Götterdämmerung
  Thanks for reading. And congratulations!...