Tis another Sunday afternoon, and surprisingly warm and sunny outside. I almost went to go hear Messiah, just like I almost went Friday night, but I haven't been feeling in the mood to sit though a long concert. The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys at the National Cathedral are singing Messiah this weekend, and I kind of wanted to hear it for the novelty of the boys' voices instead of the women, but I also didn't want to spend $30-60 on a Messiah ticket! LOL Oh, well, it's not as if I can't hear Messiah this month: the Washington Post lists the cathdral, plus twenty other organizations doing Messiah this month, including the National Symphony and a "soulful" Duke Ellington-inspired interpretation of Handel.
Washington is rather an embarrassment of riches this month. Not only are there all the Messiahs going on, but there are 22 different productions of The Nutcracker in the area, with at least one performance every day through Christmas Eve plus six performances New Year's weekend, and at least half a dozen theater companies producing some version of A Christmas Carol. That's not counting various Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, and "holiday" concerts advertised.
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