Bask in the brilliance of Beethoven with the National Symphony Orchestra, under its esteemed music director Gianandrea Noseda, and Wolf Trap Opera artists. This all-Beethoven program opens with the Handel-inspired overture to The Consecration of the House and his rarely performed Elegiac Song before concluding with Beethoven’s Ninth, the symphony by which all others are measured. The cosmic drama of this colossal masterwork—its grand, emotional melodies and the tremendous closing “Ode to Joy”—reminds us why Beethoven’s final symphony resounds as loudly today as it did two centuries ago.
Tessa McQueen, soprano
Cecelia McKinley, alto
Demetrious Sampson, tenor
Jonathan Patton, baritone
Attend a pre-performance discussion to explore the choral elements of the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 7 PM on the Farmhouse Lawn featuring:
James Jacobs, WETA Classical Host
Eugene Rogers, Artistic Director at The Washington Chorus
Program includes Ludwig Van Beethoven’s
The Consecration of the House – Overture
Elegiac Song, Op. 118
Symphony No. 9
Seated tickets are subject to availability. Please be advised that lawn tickets may be substituted if in-house seating is not available on the day of the show.
Patrons who require accessible seating may email requests for assistance.
Each winner will receive two tickets to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Wolf Trap on August 14th. Three winners will be drawn from qualifying entries.
