Baltimore Symphony Orchestra North Bethesda Tickets - Music Center at Strathmore

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Verdi's Rigoletto and Jonathon Heyward

Jun 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM · Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

80 concerts

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a leading American orchestra led by music director Marin Alsop. Known for acclaimed recordings of Bernstein and Gershwin, the BSO performs for over 350,000 people annually across Maryland at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Strathmore.

Jonathon Heyward

25 concerts

Jonathon Heyward, born in Charleston, South Carolina, is an American conductor and cellist. He serves as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. Heyward won the 2015 International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors and is recognized for making classical music accessible, championing new works, and leading diverse orchestras.

Verdi's Rigoletto

Verdi's Rigoletto, a tragic Italian opera, premiered in Venice in 1851. Based on Victor Hugo's play, it's a Romantic-era masterpiece known for its intense drama and powerful music. Famous for arias like "La donna è mobile" and "Caro nome," it explores themes of love, betrayal, and revenge through the jester Rigoletto, his daughter Gilda, and the Duke of Mantua. It remains a staple of the operatic repertoire.

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