Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America.

A native Marylander and current resident of Bethesda, his local philanthropy also includes Food and Friends, Child Justice, Most Valuable Kids, and Washington Waldorf School, among many other groups.īrad is also an accomplished pianist, having earned a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Maryland and a Master of Music in musicology and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in collaborative piano from the Benjamin T. Looking towards the future, we are planning to expand our repertoire, to initiate and grow outreach programs that embrace our community, and to bring music to underserved youth and adults.īrad Clark is the founder and inspiring creative force behind Maryland Lyric Opera, where he currently serves as Artistic Director. We are committed to bringing young audiences to the world of opera-thanks to the generosity of our donors and patrons, students may purchase any seat in the house for $10 with a student ID. While we live in a modern and dynamic world, our aim is for our audiences to pause and experience harmony and beauty through classic operas. MDLO’s growing family of supporters is metropolitan Washington DC’s vibrant, diverse, and international community. 414 by the legendary pianist and pedagogue Leon Fleisher in his final stage performance, as well as a special memorial concert that celebrated Fleisher’s enduring legacy. Recent concerts have included individual programs celebrating Mozart, Puccini, and Verdi, as well as a memorable performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.

At The Music Center at Strathmore, we have presented concert performances of Puccini’s rarely performed La Fanciulla del West and his final opera Turandot, Verdi’s epic Don Carlo, as well as double bills of one-act operas. Since our reorganization and relaunch in 2018, we have produced three fully staged operas at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Massenet’s Thaïs, and Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. MDLO employs a full orchestra and a full chorus for its productions.

Lyric opera schedule