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The Apollo Orchestra with conductor, David Neely presents an Afternoon in Vienna: Highlights from Operettas and Zarzuelas.    

Sunday, 22 October, 2023 at 4pm
7995 Georgia Ave. 
Silver Spring, MD  20910
 
FREE ADMISSION*     FREE PARKING
 
*Advance ticket registration strongly recommended! Click the link to reserve your FREE ticket. 
 
 
PROGRAM (presented without intermission)

 

JOHANN STRAUSS JR:  

                  Overture to Die Fledermaus

                 “Mein Herr Marquis” (Adele’s laughing song) from Die Fledermaus

                  Tritsch Tratsch Polka

FRANZ LEHAR: “Vilja” aria from The Merry Widow                   

GEORGE BIZET: “Aragonaise” (Act IV prelude) from Carmen  
 
JACINTO GUERRERO: “Mi aldea!” from Los gavilanes
 
JOHANN STRAUSS JR:    Blue Danube Waltz
 
FRANZ LEHAR: “Lippen Schweigen” (love unspoken) duet from The Merry Widow
 
JOHANN STRAUSS JR:   Thunder and Lightening Polka
 
FREDERICO MORENO TORROBA:
                “Amor vida de mi vida” from Maravilla
                “En mi tierra extremena” duet from  Luisa Fernanda
 
RICHARD STRAUSS:  Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

 

 

 

David Neely

Kresley Figueroa, Soprano

Javier Arrey, Baritone

 

 

 

 

 

All concerts by The Apollo Orchestra are made possible through the vision and generosity of the Downing Family Foundation.

 

 

 

Welcome to Apollo

Founded in 2010, The Apollo Orchestra is comprised of some of Washington DC area’s finest professional freelance classical musicians. Apollo’s highly experienced players, including members of the U.S. premier military bands, join forces with well-known opera stars and accomplished international instrumental soloists to present FREE concerts throughout the DC area. Apollo also frequently collaborates with young opera singers from the Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artist Program, emerging soloists from other internationally known artist programs, and winners of major competitions.

Apollo’s vision is to present classical orchestral music and opera at a high performance standard to local DC area communities, providing up-close and educational live music experiences and meet-the-artists receptions at easy to access, informal venues.

Funded since its inception entirely by The Downing Family Foundation. this unique, single-source long term underwriting approach model, combined with a senior management team who volunteer their time, eliminates substantial overhead expenses typically incurred by classical orchestras, and allows Apollo to maintain its free admission policy so as to serve the widest possible audience in all communities.

             The Apollo Orchestra is administered by Robert Downing, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder, and Virginia Lum, Executive and Artistic Director and Co-founder. The administrative team includes Margaret Dikel, Orchestra Manager and Librarian; Olivia Ren, Marketing Director; Shawn Buck, Web Administrator; Alexander Rise, Stage Manager; and Bruce Vartan Boyajian, Official Photographer.

 

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