MUSIC EVENT: October Tchaikovsky concert in Washington [Oct. 20 at French Embassy]

Subject: October Tchaikovsky concert in Washington
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016
From: Mary Kruger <mary.kruger.network@gmail.com>

Concert: “Tchaikovsky Meets Pushkin: Eugene Onegin Highlights”
Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.

Presented by the Russian Chamber Art Society
at La Maison Francaise
Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Ample street parking nearby

The Russian Chamber Art Society opens its 11th season with a gala benefit concert featuring excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s beloved opera “Eugene Onegin” followed by an elegant buffet dinner reception.

Soprano Yana Eminova, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Wor, tenor Timur Bekbosunov, and baritone Timothy Mix will sing arias from the opera inter-mixed with narrative in English read by actor Rick Foucheux. Pianists Vera Danchenko-Stern and Genadi Zagor will accompany.

The musical program starts at 7:30 p.m. VIP ticket-purchasers are also invited to a pre-concert champagne reception at 7:00 p.m. Dress code: black tie optional.

For more information: thercas.com or (703) 354-7354.

Order tickets online at: instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.venue&VenueID=207

[featured image is file photo, not necessarily of the same music, although it is indeed Tchaikovsky sheet music]