Lawrence Brownlee & Howard Watkins
Thursday, Jan. 5, 7:30 pm

Lawrence Brownlee will sing a recital of Bel Canto song, English and Spanish songs and a group of spirituals. Many will remember his voice from his appearance with the Concert Opera last year, described in the Washington Post as “a voice of high, brilliant, florid beauty that he employs with spectacular confidence, dexterity and musical intelligence.” Program details are now available on the web.

This recital will sell out, but tickets remain at the Box Office as this time.

Upcoming Vocal Events sponsored by our friends in the city

The Embassy Series presents a festival of the music of Mozart in honor of the 250th anniversary of his birth. Events at the Austrian Embassy.

Mezzo-soprano Elisabeth von Magnus appears Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006 singing a Mozart and Salieri lieder recital. Chamber and piano recitals follow. For details and tickets, call 202.625.2361 or order easily online at www.embassyseries.org or www.MozartDC.org.

Selling Out

We are happy to report once again that we are selling out the full theater. All of our members and supporters should be pleased. You must be spreading the word about the excitement of hearing some of the world's finest voices in distinctive repertoire.

We hope that everyone currently holding a ticket can attend this performance. But if for any reason you are unable to use your seats, please let us know.

Reminder: If you are unable to use your tickets, please consider donating them to Vocal Arts Society. Call Bill Wears at 202-365-9064 for help with this.

Washington Performing Arts Society presents Dmitri Hvorostovsky with the Philharmonia of Russia, Constantine Orbelian, music director and the Cathedral Choral Society in a program of Russian patriotic songs and operatic arias, Wednesday, January 18. Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Call (202) 785-9727 or visit wpas.org for tickets.

Young Concert Artists presents soprano Jennifer Check in a Terrace Theater recital of Schumann, Purcell, Strauss and American songs. Sunday, January 22. Call YCA at (202) 331-0405 or visit www.yca.org