Devilishly dexterous and eclectic, Chris Thile is at home in every genre—from bluegrass to Baroque to jazz to indie pop. The Grammy winner’s brand-new work for mandolin, vocals, and orchestra will feature his trademark whimsical songwriting and storytelling, instrumental virtuosity, and ever-present sense of humor. Don’t miss this brilliant exploration of American music both old and new!

Mouret’s spirited opéra-ballet, Les Fêtes de Thalie, looks at love through the eyes of three women in these delightful vignettes: La Fille (The Girl), La Veuve Coquette (The Coquettish Widow) and La Femme (The Wife). Conducted by Christophe Rousset and directed by Catherine Turocy, these witty tales, in which women get the better of the men in their lives, feature a young and diverse cast of American singers and dancers.

Hip hop icon and founding Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council Member MC Lyte presents a special Mother’s Day celebration with five-time Grammy®-winning soul singer, songwriter, performer, and producer PJ Morton and Grammy Award®–, Soul Train Music Award–, and NAACP Image Award–nominated soul singer and multi-hyphenate MAJOR.! These two legendary artists will host a one-night-only performance in the Concert Hall honoring mothers and mother figures.

American lyric coloratura soprano Erin Morley is one of the most in-demand artists of her generation at venues worldwide, a favorite of top-notch international conductors and audiences alike on two continents. She made her Washington Concert Opera debut last spring as the title character in Delibes' Lakmé in which she was praised by Washington Classical Review for a voice that "shimmered with radiance and delicacy." Together with pianist Gerald Martin Moore, their program includes selections by Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-Saëns, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergei Rachmaninov, Alban Berg, Alexander Zemlinsky, Darius Milhaud, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Michael Head, and Ricky Ian Gordon.