The Washington Post Magazine - USA (2022-03-13)

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ASTUNNING RETROSPECTIVE EXPLORING

ALIFE LIVEDFULLYTHROUGHART

ON VIEW THROUGHAUGUST 14, 2022|TICKETSAVAILABLE AT ARTBMA.ORG

Bankof Americais lead sponsor ofJoan Mitchell.

Joan Mitchell.City Landscape(Detail).1955.The ArtInstitute

of Chicago,1958.193©Estate of JoanGiftofSociety forContemporary AmericanMitchell Art,

recent portrayalof Sam Cookeearning

him multipleawardnominations.

Then,on May 14, The AmericanFestival

PopsOrchestrapresentsamusicaltribute

to Broadway.MaestroAnthonyMaiello

reuniteswith Broadwayveteranand soprano

Lisa Vroman,who starred on Broadwayas

Christinein “ThePhantomof the Opera,”

and was the first to play both Fantineand

Cosettein “Les Misérables.”This is Maestro

Maiello’sfinal performance—Comeclose

out the seasonand celebratehis 12 yearson

the podium!

For moreinformationon these

programsand others,visitcfa.gmu.edu

andhyltoncenter.org.

The Greek NationalOperaatits Best

Planningatrip to Greece betweennow

and July? The Greek NationalOpera(GNO)

in Athensawaitsyour arrivalwith arich

varietyof vocaland visualdelights.They’re

all stagedat the Greek NationalOpera’stwo

stagesin the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

CulturalCenterand the famedancient

outdooramphitheater,Odeonof Herodes

Atticus,knownas the Herodeum.

Someof this season’shighlights

commemoratethe bicentennialof the Greek

revolution,includingthe worldpremiere

on March 13 of “Jus soli,”an oratorioby

Turkish-AmericancomposerKamranInce.

On March 2, 5and 8, there’sthe Greek

premiereofRobertWilson’sacclaimed

productionof Verdi’s“Otello,”featuring

tenorAleksandrsAntoenkoin the title

role. On June 2, 5, 8and 11, you’llbe

able to take in Verdi’s“Rigoletto”at the

Herodeum,followedon the samestage

July 28-31by Puccini’s“Tosca”—withboth

productionsoffered as part of the Athens

EpidaurusFestival.

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PHOTO CREDIT:A.SIMOPOULOSGNO STAVROS NIARCHOSHALL