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JoAnn Falletta, three reciters and musicians of the Virginia Arts Festival deliver a grand entertainment.

Odyssey Opera's Tudor themed season opens with Saint-Saëns' Henry VIII in which Ellie Dehn's Catherine of Aragon steals the show. 

La célèbre mais parfois controversée œuvre de Georges Gershwin, composée en 1935, s’arrêtait pour une semaine de représentation à Odyssud avec l’orchestre, les solistes et le chœur du New York Harlem Theater. 

A strong believer in music speaking for itself, I have always been quite skeptical about pre-concert presentations. In my opinion, play the music and let the audience enjoy it.On Sunday afternoon I was less than excited to hear that Mozart’s Requiem presented by Washington Performing Arts Society would be previewed in a 45-minute presentation by NPR music commentator Rob Kapilow.