Washington Symphony Orchestra begins 2022-23 season Saturday

The Washington Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is kicking off its 2022-23 season Saturday and Sunday with “WSO Italiano” at Washington & Jefferson College’s Olin Fine Arts Center.
The concert will feature works by Italian composers, such as Rossini’s Overture to “The Barber of Seville,” as well as some folk melodies. The program will also include excerpts from “I Pagliacci,” “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “The Pines of Rome.” Daniel O’Hearn and Emily Richter, from the Pittsburgh Opera, will sing “O Sole Mio,” “Santa Lucia,” “The Drinking Song” from “La Traviata” and “Musetta’s Waltz” from “La Boheme.”
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Other concerts in the 2022-23 season are “Ho Ho Ho with the WSO” on Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec. 18; “WSO at the Movies” on Saturday, March 18, and Sunday, March 19; and “WSO in the USA” on Friday, May 26, and Saturday, May 27. This will be the first time the WSO has had four concerts in its season since 2018-19.
All the 2022-23 concerts will be at the Olin Fine Arts Center.
Information on tickets is available at www.washsym.org or by calling 1-888-71-TICKETS.