Live! At the Library: Shakespeare Everywhere Festival Concert

Live! At the Library: Shakespeare Everywhere Festival Concert Cafritz Young Artists of the Washington National Opera

Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Coolidge Auditorium
10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540
If you are asked for a timed entry pass, notify staff that you are just attending the concert

Enjoy a wide ranging concert of Shakespeare-inspired music featuring the Cafritz Young Artists of the Washington National Opera as part of the citywide Shakespeare Everywhere Festival. Performers include Teresa Perrotta, Kresley Figueroa, Tiffany Choe, Winona Martin, Sahel Salam, Justin Burgess, Jonathan Patton, Sergio Martínez, Nicole Cloutier, and Pei-Hsuan Lin. Co-presented by the Library of Congress and Washington National Opera. WNO is presenting the Charles Gounod’s masterwork Romeo et Juliette in November and this event will include a range of arias, scenes, and ensembles from operating repertoire based on Shakespeare’s works. Excerpts include “The Willow Song” and “Ave Maria” from Verdi’s Otello, “Ophelia’s Mad Scene” from Thomas’ Hamlet, excerpts from Romeo and Juliet by Gounod, and more.

Visitors will also be able to see a special Shakespearean treasures display in the Coolidge Foyer in conjunction with the performance.

Co-presented by the Music Division and Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

Did you miss one of our concerts? It may be available online. Check it out!
For nearly a century music lovers worldwide and in the nation’s capital have enjoyed concerts at the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress. Come explore and watch and listen to videos of this season’s concerts as well as past concerts here.

We have great educational videos. Let's watch!
From music composition to influences to Afro-Cuban music, these short videos cover a wide range of topics that we hope will spark your curiosity and inspire you to discover your inner musician.