NSO presents Opera in Concert: Noseda conducts Barber's 'Vanessa'

National Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)

Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States

$17-$119

Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano (Vanessa)
J'Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano (Erika)
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness)
Thomas Hampson, baritone (The Old Doctor)
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Samuel Barber — Vanessa, Op. 32

Immerse yourself in the passion of Samuel Barber's tour-de-force in the hands of NSO Music Director and renowned opera conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Presented as part of the NSO's annual Opera in Concert series, Vanessa is a tale of self-discovery, longing, and the consequences of choices made in the pursuit of love. Sondra Radvanovsky, J'Nai Bridges, Matthew Polenzani, Susan Graham, and Thomas Hampson join the orchestra as spectacular special guests.

Performances on Jan. 30 & Feb. 1.

About Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness)

Susan Graham – hailed as "an artist to treasure" by The New York Times – rose to the highest echelon of international performers within just a few years of her professional debut, mastering an astonishing range of repertoire and genres along the way. Her operatic roles span four centuries, from Monteverdi’s Poppea to Sister Helen Prejean in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, which was written especially for her. A familiar face at New York's Metropolitan Opera, she also maintains a strong international presence at such key venues as Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet, Santa Fe Opera, and the Hollywood Bowl. She won a Grammy Award for her collection of Ives songs, and has also been recognized throughout her career as one of the foremost exponents of French vocal music. Although a native of Texas, she was awarded the French government's prestigious "Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur," both for her popularity as a performer in France and in honor of her commitment to French music.

http://susangraham.com/