Organization

Admin

National Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda

Singer

Soprano

Sondra Radvanovsky

Vanessa

Mezzo-soprano

J'Nai Bridges

Erica

Tenor

Matthew Polenzani

Anatol

Contralto

Susan Graham

Baroness

Baritone

Thomas Hampson

Old Doctor

Orchestra

Noseda conducts Barber’s Vanessa

Washington D.C.

United States

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Noseda conducts Barber’s Vanessa: Vanessa Barber

Public

Akshay C K

Approved

Immerse yourself in the passion of Samuel Barber’s tour-de-force in the hands of NSO Music Director and renowned opera conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Presented as part of the NSO’s annual Opera in Concert series, Vanessa is a tale of self-discovery, longing, and the consequences of choices made in the pursuit of love. Sondra Radvanovsky, J’Nai Bridges, Matthew Polenzani, Susan Graham, and Thomas Hampson join the orchestra as spectacular special guests.

English

Noseda conducts Barber’s Vanessa by Barber, From (2025/2025), Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C., United States

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