
Bernsteins Mass
Thu, Sep 15
|The Kennedy Center
Ensemble soloist


Time & Location
Sep 15, 2022, 7:00 PM – Sep 18, 2022, 10:00 PM
The Kennedy Center , 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA
About the Event
As the concluding event of Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary celebration, Leonard Bernstein’s MASS returns 51 years after its world premiere at the Center’s 1971 opening gala. Directed by Alison Moritz , this monumental work returns to the Concert Hall in a dynamic staging and features the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan , 2020 Marian Anderson Award winner Will Liverman as the Celebrant, and choreography by Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor for Dance Education Hope Boykin.
Originally commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971, MASS served, according to Bernstein in a program note, as a “reaffirmation of faith.”
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Thursday Sept. 15 7pm
Saturday Sept. 17 8pm
Sunday Sept. 18 3pm
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