The Week of Oct. 13
Friday, October 6, 2006; Page WE58
The Week of Oct. 13
The Virginia Opera opens its season in Northern Virginia with a production of Bizet's "Carmen," starring soprano Cristina Nassif, Oct. 13 and 15 at George Mason University's Center for the Arts. Tickets cost $44 to $86. Call 888-945-2468 or 703-993-8888. . . . The Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet share the program at the Founder's Day Celebration concert Oct. 13 at the Barns of Wolf Trap, opening the Discovery Series of classical recitals at the Barns. Tickets cost $35. Call 877-965-3872. . . . The Baltimore Opera Company kicks off its 56th season with Rossini's "The Siege of Corinth," a story of Naples unsuccessfully resisting Turkish invaders, Oct. 14-22 at the Lyric Opera House. The work hasn't been performed in the United States since 1975. Tickets cost $40 to $132; student and senior discounts available. Call 410-727-6000. . . . Disney on Ice presents "Princess Wishes," woven from the tales of Cinderella, Snow White, Mulan and other storybook princesses, Oct. 18-22 at George Mason University's Patriot Center. Tickets cost $15 to $65. Call 202-397-7328.
The Week of Oct. 20
  Gustave Courbet's "Stream in the Forest" is a highlight of "Courbet and the Modern Landscape," opening Oct. 15 at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. (Museum Of Fine Arts) |
The avant-garde Kronos Quartet plans a program that includes music from its 2005 CD, "You've Stolen My Heart," and the Washington premiere of "The Sad Park," featuring recordings of New York City nursery school children, Oct. 22 at Lisner Auditorium. Tickets cost $25 to $35. Call 202-397-7328. . . . Champion equestrians compete in day and evening sessions at the 48th annual Washington International Horse Show Oct. 24-29 at Verizon Center. Tickets cost $15 to $60. Call 202-397-7328. . . . The Washington Ballet opens its 2006-07 season with a triple bill of Twyla Tharp's athletic "In the Upper Room," Jerome Robbins's "In the Night" and the world premiere of "oui, non," a collaboration between Artistic Director Septime Webre and chanteuse Karen Akers, Oct. 25-29 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. Tickets cost $19 to $115. Call 202-467-4600. . . . The von Trapp Children, the great-grandchildren of Maria and the captain made famous by "The Sound of Music," sing with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Oct. 26 at the Music Center at Strathmore and Oct. 27-29 at Baltimore's Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Tickets cost $25 to $80. Call 877-276-1444. . . . Marvin Hamlisch conducts the National Symphony Orchestra in "Halloween Monster Mash," a Halloween pops concert, Oct. 26-28 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Tickets cost $20 to $78. Call 202-467-4600.
The Week of Oct. 27
The Bang on a Can All-Stars, known for blending classical music with rock and jazz sounds, perform with jazz clarinetist Don Byron Oct. 27 at the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Center. Tickets cost $35. Call 301-405-2787. . . . Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters gives two concerts with full orchestra Oct. 28-29 at the Music Center at Strathmore. Tickets cost $32 to $78. Call 301-581-5100. . . . The 31st annual Marine Corps Marathon follows a 26.2-mile course through Arlington and monumental Washington Oct. 29. Registration is closed, but spectators are welcome to watch the race and enjoy free entertainment at the Finish Festival and the Crystal City Street Spectacular. Call 800-786-8762 or visit http:/
Hot Tickets
Tickets for these concerts go on sale Friday at 10 from Ticketmaster: Brian Wilson and Al Jardine Nov. 18 at the Warner Theatre ($55.50 and $85); Death Cab for Cutie and Ted Leo & Pharmacists, Nov. 7 at DAR Constitution Hall ($34); and Smokey Robinson Nov. 18 at DAR Constitution Hall ($65). Call 202-397-7328. . . . Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 from Ticketmaster for a show by Def Leppard and Journey Nov. 10 at Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena ($39.50 to $95). . . . Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 from Ticketmaster for a show by John Legend and Robin Thicke Oct. 31 at Rams Head Live in Baltimore. They cost $29.50 in advance, $35 at the door. (Tickets for their Nov. 5 concert at Howard University's Cramton Auditorium are on sale now for $46.) . . . These 9:30 club shows are on sale now from Tickets.com: the North Mississippi Allstars and Spencer Dickinson Nov. 11 ($25); the Idan Raichel Project Nov. 12 early show ($35); Cut Chemist and Lyrics Born Nov. 12 late show ($20); And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, the Blood Brothers, Celebration and Brothers & Sisters Nov. 14 ($17); and OK Go, French Kicks and Quit Your Dayjob Nov. 19 ($20). Call 800-955-5566.
On Stage
On stage soon, on sale now: Joe Banno directs the Folger Theatre Company production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," from Oct. 19 through Nov. 26 at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Tickets cost $25 to $46. Call 202-544-7077. . . . Three women in rural Ireland tell a gruesome story of revenge and redemption in interconnected monologues in "Crestfall," from Oct. 18 through Nov. 12 at Studio Theatre's Secondstage. Tickets cost $29. Call 202-332-3300. . . . "Jon Spelman's Frankenstein" is a reinterpretation of the classic tale told from the creature's point of view, at the Round House Theatre's black box stage in Silver Spring from Oct. 19 through Nov. 12. Tickets cost $25 to $35. Call 240-644-1100. . . . Theater J unveils the world premiere of Robert Brustein's "Spring Forward, Fall Back," about generations of fathers and sons who clash over music, from Oct. 19 through Nov. 26 at the D.C. Jewish Community Center. Tickets cost $15 to $45. Call 800-494-8497. . . . A psychiatrist and a mother superior struggle over the fate of a young nun accused of killing her infant in "Agnes of God," from Oct. 19 through Nov. 19 by Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theater. Tickets cost $20 to $25. Call 703-892-0202.
On Screen
Opening Oct. 13: "Infamous" is a biopic of Truman Capote starring Toby Jones and Daniel Craig. . . . Robin Williams plays an unlikely presidential candidate in "Man of the Year." . . . Writer-director Dito Montiel's "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" features Shia LaBeouf and Robert Downey Jr. . . . World Wrestling Entertainment star John
Cena makes his acting debut in "The Marine." . . . Love and sex in contemporary New York are John Cameron Mitchell's subjects of inquiry in "Shortbus." . . . The 1952 film "Fanfan la Tulipe," starring Gina Lollobrigida and
Gérard Philipe, is being rereleased. . . . Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in Takashi Shimizu's latest, "The Grudge 2." . . . Ewan McGregor stars in "Alex Rider: Operation Storm-
breaker," based on a popular Anthony Horowitz novel about a young British man who becomes a spy. . . . Ohio's role in American electoral politics is mined in the documentary ". . . So Goes the Nation." O pening dates may change.
On Exhibit
The following exhibitions open next week: "Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles From Mandalay to Chittagong," opening Oct. 13 at the Textile Museum, features ceremonial mantles, tunics and other ceremonial garments from the Chin peoples of western Burma, northeastern India and eastern Bangladesh. Call 202-667-0441. . . . Two shows open Oct. 14 at the Phillips Collection: "The Societe Anonyme: Modernism for America" includes work by Brancusi, Duchamp, Klee and others, while "El Lissitzky: Futurist Portfolios" spotlights two print series by the Russian avant-gardist Lissitzky. Call 202-387-2151. . . . "Courbet and the Modern Landscape," opening Oct. 15 at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, includes several works by the 19th-century French painter never seen in the United States. Call 410-547-9000.
Last Chance
Closing on stage this weekend: "Step Right Up!," the 29th annual production by the Big Apple Circus, under its little big top at Dulles Town Center (202-397-7328); "A Prayer for Owen Meany," at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda (240-644-1100); and "MacBird!," by American Century Theater at the Gunston Arts Center (703-553-8782). . . . This weekend is your last chance to visit "One World, One Tribe -- Reza," at the National Geographic Museum (202-857-7588); and "Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawing," at the National Portrait Gallery (202-633-1000).
Next Friday in Weekend
When Howard University has its homecoming, it's a big deal, and not just for students. Celebs from all over come to town for the festivities. We'll preview some of the hot club events so you'll know where to spot Diddy, Ice Cube and others. We'll also check in with some Howard students to see where they plan to be for homecoming weekend.
