5 Things to Do in D.C. This Week (and beyond)
From Bowie birthday bashes to performances at Wolf Trap, here are our picks for the week.
The David Rubenstein Show
The late, beloved liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is featured in the third season premiere of this nationally distributed public television talk show featuring wide-ranging, often provocative one-on-one conversations with some of today’s most successful leaders and prominent figures in business, government, arts and entertainment, sports, technology, and beyond.
Philanthropist David Rubenstein, the Chairman of the Kennedy Center, hosts the show, asking frank questions of his guests as they talk about their personal and professional choices and explore their paths to success.
Verdi’s
Un Ballo in Maschera. Starring Aprile Millo, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar, Luciano Pavarotti, and Leo Nucci, conducted by James Levine. From January 26, 1991. View here and for 24 hours.
Wagner’s
Das Rheingold. Conductor: Adam Fischer, director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf. With Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Herwig Pecoraro, and Michaela Schuster. Production from January 2016. Register for free and view here.
Sunday, January 3 Handel’s
Semele. First streamed on OperaVision at its premiere in Berlin on May 12, 2018. Barrie Kosky’s production returns as part of the Komische Oper winter streaming festival. Konrad Junghänel conducts a cast including Philipp Meierhöfer, Nicole Chevalier, Katarina Bradic, Eric Jurenas, Allan Clayton, Ezgi Kutlu, and Nora Friedrichs. View here for one month.
5:20
In a challenging year for the performing arts, the Albany Symphony Orchestra got some good news this fall. It has been nominated for a Grammy for the fifth time in seven years.
It’s a sound – and feeling – that a lot of us haven’t experienced in a while. In a year that has largely stifled the music industry, the ASO was nominated for its newly-released performance of Christopher Theofanidis’ “Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra” – a performance recorded way back in 2018, in a livelier Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
Music Director David Alan Miller says he’s thrilled by the nomination (for “Best Classical Instrumental Solo”), particularly because it showcases new work.
Christmas Oratorio. Ensemble Resonanz presents Bach s
Christmas Oratorio as Hausmusik among friends. With a small cast and no large choir, the ensemble has arranged 30 arias, recitatives, choruses, and chorales from Bach s masterpiece in its own version. The score remains untouched, but electric guitar and Hammond organ sound in the continuo, there’s only one trumpet, and the whole ensemble joins in the chorales. View here.
Delibes’s
Sylvia. Conductor: Kevin Rhodes, choreography: Manuel Legris after Louis Mérante. With Kiyoka Hashimoto, Masayu Kimoto, and Davide Dato. Production from November 2018. Register for free and view here.
2 pm ET: VOCES8 Live from London presents
Our biannual reorganization will be held on January 13th at 7 pm. Elected PCOs will now turn to elect a Chair, 1st and 2nd Vice Chairs, two State Committeemembers, as well as King County Democrats Representatives and alternates. All members present will vote for a Treasurer and Secretary. This meeting will be led by representatives from the King County Democrats. The agenda for this meeting will be released when it is provided. The call for this meeting will be sent by the King County Democrats and will include the registration link.
Declared candidates for these roles are:
Chair – Carla Rogers
2nd Vice Chair – Jordan Crawley