WETA Classical

25/07/2025

🎶🌹𝑾𝒐𝒍𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝑻𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚🌹🎶

Comment below your favorite opera to win a pair of tickets to Wolf Trap Opera's Carmen at Wolf Trap on August 15!

Step into the sultry streets of Seville, where desire and danger intertwine in Bizet’s timeless masterpiece. At its heart is the fiery Carmen, whose seductive charm ensnares the heart of a young soldier, only to lead them both toward an inevitable clash of honor, love, and tragedy. With its electrifying drama and iconic score, featuring unforgettable melodies like the “Habanera” and the “Toreador Song,” Carmen is a celebration of freedom, passion, and fate. A must-see for seasoned opera lovers and first-time attendees.

More info: www.wolftrap.org/f/081525

🌹 Giveaway ends on July 31
🌹 Winner will be notified by Messenger

24/07/2025

This is the final day of our WETA Classical Participate Campaign—and we have an important challenge ahead. If we receive 300 pledges by 6 PM, WETA will unlock an additional $10,000, thanks to the Eugene B. Casey Foundation. But we can’t do it without your help.

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. Please go to WETAClassical.org or call 888-976-9090 today.

18/07/2025

A message from WETA's President and Chief Executive Officer, Sharon Percy Rockefeller:

Just after midnight on July 18, Congress voted to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media in America. This loss of funding is a serious blow.

WETA will deeply feel the impact of this funding cut, but this institution remains vibrant and enduring. We will move forward to do our important work to inform and to educate and to make lifelong learning available and accessible; and we will continue to deliver outstanding content to our audiences.

You are vital to our future. Thank you for your essential ongoing financial contributions, for rallying in support of public media, and for your continued trust in us to serve this community and the nation.

15/07/2025

An epic itinerary for this Friday night at Wolf Trap ✨

7:00 - Catch Nicole Lacroix chat with conductor Katharina Wincor and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
7:30 - Stop by the WETA Classical tent to say hi to Nicole and the WETA Classical team and grab some goodies
8:00 - Enjoy The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Gershwin's Piano Concerto, and Scheherazade under the stars with the National Symphony Orchestra

More info: https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/25filene/0718show25.aspx

13/07/2025

Bach is feeling 22 on Choral Showcase tonight at 9!

When we think of Bach, we think of a stately maestro. In his younger years, he was a hustling musician who was known to ruffle a few feathers. This week we present Bach at age 22, working in Arnstadt and Mulhausen where he produced four of his very first and finest cantatas.

11/07/2025

𝑶 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒂! 𝑨 𝑻𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚!

Comment below your favorite piece with choir to win a pair of tickets to Carmina Burana with National Symphony Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, and Children's Chorus of Washington at Wolf Trap on July 25!

Carmina Burana’s towering first movement rolls in like thunder, announcing a celebration of spring, the delightful debauchery of nights at a tavern, and the joys and sorrows of love. Although the words were written by medieval monks, this outrageous cantata is an unstoppable force brimming with b***y, irreverent satire on the ever-changing fate of man.

Be sure to come early for a pre-concert discussion with our host Evan Keely and stop by our tent to say hi!

🎶 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒓

🎶 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 17

🎶 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐: https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/25filene/0725show25.aspx

08/07/2025

The drama of Verdi's Otello is just as on fire as DC summer in July!

Turn up the heat with NSO Showcase on-demand with Otello in concert with Gianandrea Noseda, National Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra Musicians, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, and University of Maryland School of Music Concert Choir. Stream from link below!

https://weta.org/fm/features/nso-showcase/verdis-otello-opera-concert

04/07/2025

Happy Fourth of July! 🎆

Explore how our fight for independence inspired Mozart, Beethoven and more on the latest blog from James Jacobs!

Explore the profound impact the American Revolution had on classical music with James Jacobs.

01/07/2025

The classical music world recently lost one of the most revered pianists of his generation, Alfred Brendel. He was also an essayist, poet, composer and humanitarian, and his music touched the hearts of many for decades, and his recordings will continue to brighten our days for decades to come.

WETA Classical host shares what Alfred Brendel meant to him, especially as a budding musician and music lover in his adolescent years. Do you have a favorite recording by the maestro?

Evan Keely celebrates the life and artistry of the late pianist Alfred Brendel and shares his reflections on the impact Brendel had on him as budding musician and music lover.

27/06/2025

🎶𝑾𝒐𝒍𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝑻𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚🎶

Piano superstar Jean-Yves Thibaudet comes to Wolf Trap to play Gershwin's Piano Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra on July 18! Program also includes Scheherazade and The Sorcerer's Apprentice. It will be a magical evening under the stars. ✨

Be sure to stop by for a pre-concert discussion with our host Nicole Lacroix before the concert!

🎹𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒐.

🎹𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 3.

🎹𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐: https://www.wolftrap.org/calendar/performance/25filene/0718show25.aspx

26/06/2025

How is everyone doing in this heatwave?

Cool off, musically speaking, with a water playlist! From the British seas to American rivers and beyond, composers show off their aquatic prowess, bringing to life the cooling waters through music.

Need ways to cool down from the heat? Check out our Water Playlist, full of classical music evoking various forms of water to divert our thoughts away from the heatwave!

25/06/2025

Summer is definitely here! 🥵

It may be hot, but it also means our annual Summer Recommended Listening episode of Classical Breakdown is here!

As we wrap up Season 6, John Banther shares four new albums to check out and explore until Season 7 returns in September. The albums take us on a journey to ancient cities, flirtatious oboe playing, an emotional rollercoaster, and more!

And a very heartfelt thank you for listening, rating, and sharing the podcast as it continues to grow year after year with your help! Here's to a musical summer and Classical Breakdown will see you in September!

https://weta.org/fm/features/classical-breakdown/recommended-listening-4-new-albums-listen-summer-0