The current season will see her debut
with the Atlanta Opera as well as appearances with the Tucson Symphony and
the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Mary Phillips
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Internationally
acclaimed mezzosoprano Mary Phillips
is particularly high in
demand in the repertoire of Wagner, Verdi,
Beethoven and Mahler. She has performed
most of the mezzo roles in the Ring cycle,
returning to the Metropolitan Opera as
Schwertleite in Die Walküre and Jezibaba
in Dvořák’s Rusalka. Phillips has also
made an acclaimed role debut as Brangäne
Tristan und Isolde for the Dallas Opera. She
has been lauded as Azucena in Il Trovatore,
Princess Eboli in Don Carlo, and of her
Amneris in Aida one reviewer wrote, “In
this difficult role requiring agility, a wide
vocal range and emotional strength, Phillips poured her heart and voice into it.”
Concert performances include
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony,
the Hong Kong Philharmonic and
the Handel&Haydn Society. Having
recorded it with Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan,
Ms. Phillips reprises the work now,
with McGegan and the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra.
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Under the baton of Artistic Director Robert Shafer,
The City Choir of Washington is A SOUND LIKE NO OTHER.
Mozart
CORONATION MASS
Arvo Pärt
TE DEUM
Sunday, March 15, 2015 | 4:30 pm
National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
The City Choir of Washington | The City Choir Chamber Orchestra
•
A FRENCH CHORAL SPECTACULAR II
Sunday, May 10, 2015 | 4:30 pm
Thomas Cooley
Thomas Cooley has
established a reputation on both sides of
the Atlantic — and
beyond — possessing a lyric tenor voice
of great flexibility, dynamic range, and
precision. He has appeared with such conductors as Carlo Rizzi, David Robertson,
Donald Runnicles, Eji Oue, Franz WelserMöst, Helmuth Rilling, Manfred Honneck, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Nicholas
McGegan, Osmo Vänskä, Robert Spano,
and Wolfgang Swallisch. His repertoire on
the concert stage comprises works such as
Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Berlioz’s
Saint Luke Catholic Church, McLean, Virginia
The City Choir of Washington
Robert Shafer, conductor | Paul Skevington, organist
Robert Shafer, Artistic Director
O r d e r You r Ti c k e ts To day !
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