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I just got 2 tickets for DC show at Lincoln Theater. Although very excited a little disappointed that it’s a General Admission Show. No real advantage to getting the tickets early. Still Excited
Just wanted to check in and see if there was any update for the on sale date for the LA CD’s?
Thanks
Lucinda Williams, Under Many Influences
Tuesday, July 24, 2007; Page C04Lucinda Williams is more than a little bit country and more than a little bit rock-and-roll. More specifically, she’s a little Hank Williams, a little John Coltrane, a little Chet Baker and a little Loretta Lynn.
Those were the influences she name-checked halfway through her marvelous 100-minute set Sunday night at Wolf Trap, and you could hear the ghosts of all of them — even Lynn, who is, you know, not dead– hovering in the rafters as Williams took her sweet time working through a program that largely eschewed the hits in favor of whatever she felt like playing.
Williams took her sweet time working with a strong set Sunday.
So: a half-dozen songs from this year’s fine “West” album, including the slow-burning opener, “Rescue,” and later, the pairing of “Mama You Sweet” and “Fancy Funeral.” That somber twofer prompted Williams to call for the upbeat “I Lost It,” “because I don’t want everybody to be crying in their beers,” she said. “Well, actually I do.”
A lack of momentum was the gig’s only flaw. That isn’t surprising given Williams’s notorious, unhurried perfectionism — one of the reasons it took her until her mid-40s to become a star with 1998’s Grammy-winning “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.”
Charlie Louvin opened the show with a trip through one of the most remarkable songbooks in country music.
It was a testament to his influence that many of the songs he performed (“Must You Throw Dirt in My Face,” “Atomic Power,” “The Christian Life”) were familiar from several subsequent generations of musicians having played them.
Louvin sang soulfully for an hour — generous for an opener and astonishing for a man who celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this month. “The Christian Life,” indeed.
— Chris Klimek
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March 26, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Chris Guerre (703) 255-4096; chrisg@wolftrap.org
Mike Holden (703) 255-1917; mikeh@wolftrap.org
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts’
2007 Summer Season Features World Premiere Dance;
New Production of Wolf Trap–Commissioned Opera Volpone; and
Debuts by More Than a Dozen Artists Including Common and Steely Dan
The Beach Boys; Camelot starring Michael York; 18th Annual Louisiana Swamp Romp;
National Symphony Orchestra; Mountain Stage Live Recording; American Icon Bill Cosby; and
Hippiefest – A Concert for Peace and Love among nearly 100 shows scheduled
TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 31 AT 10 AM***
Vienna, VA—Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is proud to present the performance schedule for
the 2007 Summer Season at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. This year’s highly anticipated season
is highlighted by Wolf Trap commissions, Grammy award-winners, Wolf Trap debuts and old favorites, dance,
symphony, films, and opera. With almost 100 shows booked to-date, the schedule is nearly complete; however
additions and revisions will occur throughout the summer. Patrons are encouraged to visit www.wolftrap.org or
call 703-255-1868 throughout the summer for the most up-to-date information.
Continuing with efforts to present accessible and affordable arts experiences to the broadest possible audience,
Wolf Trap has lowered the price of lawn tickets to as low as $8 for several of this season’s performances, while
maintaining policies that allow patrons to bring their own food and drinks, and providing public transportation and
free parking for all performances at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center. Additionally, the season will once again include
Wolf Trap’s annual Summer Blast-Off!, a Washington area tradition featuring a free performance by the United
States Marine Band followed by fireworks.
Wolf Trap’s 2007 Summer Season opens May 25, 2007 and boasts nearly 100 performances, including:
World Premiere Dance and Wolf Trap Debuts
Doug Varone & Dancers’ Wolf Trap performance features the world premiere of a new, Wolf Trapcommissioned
work and the presentation of Bottomland, the interpretive exploration of Mammoth Cave National
Park originally commissioned by Wolf Trap, debuting in 2002 as part of the groundbreaking multi-year artistic
adventure series, Face of America. Bottomland will be accompanied by extraordinary HD video captured on
location, in the delicate ecosystems beneath the Earth’s surface.
Artists making their Filene Center debuts this summer include Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Steely Dan; salt-ofthe-
earth hip hop artist Common; singer-songwriter and former Smiths frontman Morrissey; Richmond, Virginia’s
Carbon Leaf; Michael York; Paulina Rubio; Pink Martini; Seu Jorge; Kristeen Young; Alejandro Sanz; the
New Orleans Social Club; Sam Yahel Organ Trio; Julie Roberts; James Hunter; Ryan Shaw; Squeeze; Sonya
Kitchell; Mountain; The Zombies; Badfinger; and Country Joe McDonald.
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Wolf Trap Opera Company
(Please refer to the Wolf Trap Opera Company press release for more details)
The Wolf Trap Opera Company, one of the country’s most highly regarded and established residency programs
for young professional singers, proudly presents three full-scale productions this summer. Performances include, at
The Barns at Wolf Trap, a new production of Volpone, the highly lauded comic opera originally commissioned by
Wolf Trap from one of America’s most versatile composers, John Musto, and librettist Mark Campbell. Also in
the intimate setting of The Barns, the Company presents its new production of L’Étoile, Emmanuel Chabrier’s
whimsical and luminous French love story. And Mozart’s timeless Magic Flute returns to the Filene Center at
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, the most family-friendly opera house in town.
In addition, the Company presents a collaborative concert production of Bizet’s Carmen with the National
Symphony Orchestra, featuring Wolf Trap Opera Company alumni Denyce Graves and Simon O’Neill.
Carmen is also Wolf Trap’s Kay Shouse Great Performance for 2007, honoring Wolf Trap’s founder Catherine
Filene Shouse and her vision for artistic excellence.
***Tickets for 2007 Opera Company Performances have been on sale to the general public since March 9
NSO@Wolf Trap Festival
(Please refer to the NSO@Wolf Trap Festival press release for more details)
Wolf Trap proudly announces the return of NSO@Wolf Trap Festival Conductor, Maestro Emil de Cou and
seven performances throughout the summer by the celebrated National Symphony Orchestra, including
collaborations with pianist Lang Lang, Sir James Galway, Marvin Hamlisch, and two nights of Bugs Bunny on
Broadway, featuring films and music with everyone’s favorite “wascally wabbit.” Additional highlights in the
series include a night of glorious high-definition, large-screen imagery courtesy of NASA combined with the music
of John Williams, Aaron Copland, and more during Earth, Sea & Sky.
Wolf Trap Favorites
Wolf Trap welcomes the return of true American icon Bill Cosby; D.C. area native, and on tour in support of a new
album Mary Chapin Carpenter; fresh off a Grammy win on his “Best is Yet to Come” tour Tony Bennett; the
queen of soul Aretha Franklin; radio-rock heroes Hootie & the Blowfish; on the road for his “My New Orleans
Tour” Harry Connick, Jr.; Vince Gill Friends and Family Tour featuring Amy Grant and The Del McCoury
Band; classic rock legends the Steve Miller Band; folk music luminaries Peter, Paul & Mary; Motown giants
The Four Tops and The Temptations; as well as Diana Krall; Lucinda Williams; The B 52’s; Joss Stone;
Travis Tritt; The Moody Blues; The Smothers Brothers and the Kingston Trio; Arlo Guthrie and Richie
Havens; John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin; Natalie Cole; Chris Isaak; Michael McDonald; Gipsy Kings; Chicago;
Indigo Girls; Ozomatli; Lyle Lovett and k.d. lang; Randy Travis; Huey Lewis & The News; Pat McGee Band;
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers; Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder; The Doobie Brothers; Robert Cray; Little
Feat; the subdudes; Johnny Mathis; Ziggy Marley and The Neville Brothers; Frankie Valli & The Four
Seasons; Judy Collins and Nanci Griffith; Earth, Wind & Fire; and the Boston Pops under the direction of
Keith Lockhart.
Musical Theater and Dance
(Please refer to the individual Musical Theater and Dance press release for more details)
Wolf Trap’s 2007 Summer Dance Series includes Doug Varone & Dancers; the Paul Taylor Dance Company;
Trey McIntyre Project performing to music by The Beatles and Beck, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s
presentation of Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs.
Wolf Trap also welcomes the return of Riverdance for their 10th appearance at the only Washington, D.C. area
venue to present the thunderous celebration of Irish music and dance. Golden Globe nominee Ted Neeley takes the
stage in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar and Michael York makes his North
American touring debut in Camelot. Nine performances of the 50th Anniversary Production of West Side Story
have also just been added to the summer schedule.
*** Tickets for Wolf Trap’s 2007 Musical Theater performances and 2007 Dance Series (with the exception of
West Side Story) have been on sale to the general public since December, 2006.
18th Annual Louisiana Swamp Romp; and a “Concert for Peace and Love”
Wolf Trap’s 18th Annual Louisiana Swamp Romp brings the music and festive atmosphere of New Orleans to
the Washington, DC area, with an all-day party featuring performances by The New Orleans Social Club –
George Porter, Jr., Leo Nocentelli, Ivan Neville and Henry Butler; Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys;
Sonny Landreth; and Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie.
Wolf Trap’s Hippiefest, “A Concert for Peace and Love” will turn back the clock with appearances by The
Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, The Zombies featuring Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent,
Mountain featuring Leslie West & Corkey Laing, Mitch Ryder, Badfinger featuring Joey Molland, and Country
Joe McDonald.
***Please note the following performances, although mentioned in this release, will not appear on Wolf Trap’s Web site
until April 9. They will go on-sale to the general public April 14 at noon.
5/24 Paulina Rubio
6/5 Earth, Wind & Fire
6/6 Ziggy Marley / The Neville Brothers
6/20 Lyle Lovett / k.d. Lang
6/21 Harry Connick, Jr.
“My New Orleans Tour”
7/2 Morrissey with Kristeen Young
7/22 Lucinda Williams
8/5 The Moody Blues
8/8 The B-52’s
8/9 Squeeze
8/25 G. Love & Special Sauce / Ozomatli /
Slightly Stoopid
8/28-9/2 50th Anniversary Production of
West Side Story
9/7 Michael McDonald
9/8 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Tickets for Wolf Trap’s 2007 performances can be purchased via the Wolf Trap Box Office located at Wolf Trap National Park for the
Performing Arts – 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia; by calling 1(877)WOLFTRAP; or online at www.wolftrap.org. For more information,
please call Wolf Trap at (703) 255-1868.
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