The Washington Post - USA (2022-04-01)

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PHILLIPS COLLECTION “Picasso: Painting

the Blue Period” through June 12. A close

look at Picasso’s early work, leading up to

and including his Blue Period — which drew

inspiration from Old Masters and his

contemporaries. The show draws on more

than a decade of art historical and

conservation research that has revealed

compositions beneath the surface of major

works, including “The Blue Room” from the

Phillips Collection.

“Bridget Riley/Pierre Auguste-Renoir,”

through May 8. Contemporary abstract

artist Bridget Riley, known for her signature

Op-Art (short for “optical art”) paintings,

pairs her work with paintings from the

Phillips Collection by 19th-century

impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 1600

21st Street NW.phillipscollection.org

*SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass:

American Artists and the Magic of Murano,”

through May 8. A look at American tourism,

artistic creation and collecting in Venice,

through Murano’s thriving glass industry.

The exhibit pairs selected Venetian glass

works with paintings, watercolors and prints

by American artists who looked to Venice for

inspiration, such as John Singer Sargent and

James McNeill Whistler. G and 8th St. NW

americanart.si.edu

*SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF

NATURAL HISTORY “Outbreak: Epidemics

in a Connected World,” through October. An

exhibition that follows epidemiologists,

veterinarians, public health workers and

citizens as they respond to infectious

diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, the Ebola virus,

influenza and the Zika virus. 10th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW.

naturalhistory.si.edu

glimpse into the world of falcons, which were
associated with the god of the heavens in
Egypt and trained to hunt prey across the
Islamic world.
“Fashioning an Empire: Safavid Textiles from
the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha,” through
May 15. Mounted in collaboration with the
Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, is an
exhibition of luxury textiles and full-length
portraits from Safavid Iran (1501-1722), as
well as of illustrated manuscript folios from
the Smithsonian’s collection. 1050
Independence Ave. SW. freersackler.si.edu
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN
INDIAN “Preston Singletary: Raven and the
Box of Daylight,” through Jan. 29, 2023.
Tlingit artist Preston Singletary tells the story
of Raven, the Tlingit creator of the world,
through an immersive exhibition of glass
artwork and projected images paired with
original music and Pacific Northwest
soundscapes. “Our Universes: Traditional
Knowledge Shapes Our World,” through
spring. The exhibition focuses on Indigenous
cosmologies and philosophies about the
creation and order of the universe and the
spiritual relationship between humankind
and the natural world. Fourth Street and
Independence Avenue SW.
americanindian.si.edu
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
“Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue,”
through Sept. 5. Fifty years after the
Watergate break-in, the Portrait Gallery
presents photographs, paintings, sculpture,
and works on paper from the collection t hat
introduce visitors to the scandal’s cast of
characters.
“Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands,”
through May 30. The first major East Coast
exhibition of work by Chinese-born American
artist Hung Liu, whose multilayered portrait
paintings elevate common people —
refugees, migrant laborers, orphaned
children — who historically have been
overlooked. Eighth and F streets NW.
npg.si.edu

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ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO/ESTATE OF PABLO PICASSO/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK

Pablo Picasso’s work “The

Soup” (19 03 ). The exhibition

“Picasso: Painting the Blue

Period” will be at the Phillips

Collection through June 12.

MUSIC-CHORAL

For more

information,

visit

choralis.org

or call (703)

237-2499

$40-50

Military

and

student

disc.avail.

St. Peter’sonCapitolHill

Catholic Church

313 2nd St. SE,

Washington,DC 20003

Proof of vaccinationand

wearingof masks required.

Choralis’ springconcert explores the

great 19th- and 20th-centurycomposers

ofthe “Franco-Belgian School” with all

the glory and coloroforgan and voice.

FeaturingLouisVierne’sMesseSolen-

nelleas well as works by Fauré,Franck,

Messiaen, and Widor.

Saturday,April 2at

8:00PM

French

Masterworks

Todd Fickley,Conductor

Gretchen Kuhrmann,

ArtisticDirector

OPERA

Ticketsonline

and at the

door

$40

BenderJewishCommunity

Center of Greater

Washington,

6125Montrose Road

Rockville, MD

Info at:

http://www.belcantanti.com

Agala Bel Cantanti Opera concert of

Vienneseoperetta featuring the works

of EmmerichKalman (Die Csardasfurstin,

GrafinMariza, Die Zirkusprinzessin)in

collaboration with the FourSeasons

Dancers

SATMarch 26, 7:30pm

SATApril 2, 7:30pm

SUNApril3, 3pm

Emmerich Kalman

MisterX, Kingof

Operetta

Free, onsite

parking

$25/$15

MCC

district

residents

Sponsored by The Alden

McLeanCommunityCenter

1234 Ingleside Ave.

McLean, VA 2210 1

http://www.aldentheatre.org

703-790-0123

Join us for BrianArreola andAnna Deeny

Morales’ new opera“Zavala-Zavala” and

an IN Series commission basedon the

poemsofGabriela Mistral in Spanish

and with English translations by Langston

Hughes.

Friday,April 8

7:30p.m.

IN Series

TwoWorld

Premiere

Operas

Alsofeatures

the Chiarina

Chamber

Players and

the

Georgetown

Univ.

Orchestra

$25

McLean Community Center

1234 Ingleside Ave

Mclean,Va, 2210 1

KennedyCenterTerrace

Theater

2700FStNWWDC

http://www.inseries.org

Anevening of world premieres: IN Series

presents anew operaZAVALA-ZAVALA:

anoperain vcuts,and Our Queer

Mother,Gabriela,featuring the Children’s

ChorusofWashington.The 4/9

performancealso featuresTheBestCui-

sineby Carlos Simon.

Friday,April 8, at 7:30

pm at the McLean

CommunityCenter

Saturday,April 9, at

7:30pm at the Kennedy

Center TerraceTheater

Zavala-Zavala

WithOur QueerMother,

Gabrielaand The Best

Cuisine

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