{"id":18173,"date":"2025-11-07T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=18173"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:43:57","slug":"songs-of-romania","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/event\/songs-of-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs of Romania: A Celebration of Romanian Classical Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"tec_event_single_static\" data-elementor-id=\"18173\" class=\"elementor elementor-18173\" data-elementor-post-type=\"tribe_events\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6738ea5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6738ea5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49726f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a49726f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/songs-of-romania-nicolae-bretan-tickets-1811473248249\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5689475d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5689475d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p4\">Experience the beauty and soul of Romanian classical music at <span class=\"s2\"><b>Songs of Romania<\/b><\/span>, presented by <span class=\"s2\"><b>Bel Cantanti Opera<\/b><\/span> and the <span class=\"s2\"><b>Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation<\/b><\/span>.<\/p><p class=\"p4\">This extraordinary concert features <span class=\"s2\"><b>Esther Tonea<\/b><\/span>, Romanian-American soprano and <span class=\"s2\"><b>Washington Conservatory of Music faculty artist<\/b><\/span>, alongside baritone <span class=\"s2\"><b>Rob McGinness<\/b><\/span> and pianist <span class=\"s2\"><b>Katerina Souvorova<\/b><\/span>. Together, they present an unforgettable program of works by <span class=\"s2\"><b>Nicolae Bretan, George Enescu, George Grigoriu<\/b><\/span>, and other Romanian masters.<\/p><p class=\"p4\">Join us for a musical journey through Romania\u2019s cultural heritage \u2014 from lyrical art songs to passionate piano accompaniments that illuminate the heart of Eastern Europe.<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><b>Sponsored by<\/b><span class=\"s3\"> the <\/span><b>Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation<\/b><span class=\"s3\"> in partnership with <\/span><b>Romanians of DC<\/b><span class=\"s3\"> and the <\/span><b>Washington Conservatory of Music<\/b><span class=\"s3\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p4\">\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <span class=\"s2\"><b>Admission:<\/b><\/span> Free (Donations Welcome)<\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">\ud83d\udd52 <\/span><b>Doors open at 2:30 PM | Concert begins at 3 PM<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6239b0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6239b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd5753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afd5753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8041ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8041ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7365a elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b7365a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/songs-of-romania-nicolae-bretan-tickets-1811473248249\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register Experience the beauty and soul of Romanian classical music at Songs of Romania, presented by Bel Cantanti Opera and the Nicolae Bretan Music Foundation. 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