Event Overview:
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
The Songs of Richard Rodgers
ANNA BERGMAN, Vocalist
HOWARD BREITBART, Musical Director/ Pianist
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 6:00 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Members $60 - Non-Members $65
Richard Rodgers is one of the world’s greatest and most prolific composers of Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Join internationally acclaimed vocalist and actress, Anna Bergman for ‘Some Enchanted Evening” of “The Sweetest Sounds” from “A Wonderful Guy,” Richard Rodgers, with iconic lyricists Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim. Enjoy your favorite songs from THE SOUND OF MUSIC, CAROUSEL, THE KING & I, OKLAHOMA!, THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE, SOUTH PACIFIC, DO I HEAR A WALTZ, PAL JOEY & more.
“Anna Bergman thrills you with the sheer aural sensation of her voice. A superior soprano!”
~ THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
“Elegant and utterly enjoyable…a wonderful, poignant and breathtaking show that makes classic songs seem vibrant and new.”
~ BROADWAYWORLD
“What a special evening! Anna’s performance was brilliant, beautiful, breathtaking, informative, touching and just spectacular! It made me cry a few times. We were all so glad we crossed the icy Potomac to spend such a terrific evening in her presence.”
~Kandie Stroud, President & CEO, STROUD COMMUNICATIONS
“What a marvelous concert! With her talent and personality, Anna holds an audience in the palm of her hand. Along with a perfect program she delivered warmth and inspiration. Her beautiful voice, her comic timing and her ease are unmatched in professional theatre.”
~ Gayle Converse, CONVERSE COMMUNICATIONS
"Anna delights with her beauty, warmth, intelligence, fine musicality and a gift all too rare in a singer: when she performs old favorites, I hear the words for the very first time."
~ Dick Cavett, TV Host and Author
Produced by Board of Governors Member, and Chair of the Special Events Committee, Cliftine Jones
Price includes a reception with hors d'oeuvres and full bar
6:00 p.m. Doors open
7:00 p.m. Performance
8:00 p.m. Reception with the artists
Dress code: business casual
ANNA BERGMAN “thrills you with the sheer aural sensation of her voice” (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) and has been hailed by THE WASHINGTON POST as “a vocal citizen of the world who triumphs in everything from Broadway tunes to opera arias and the sultry innuendoes of a cabaret chanteuse.” She is an internationally acclaimed cross-over artist who enjoys a career in concerts, theatre, opera, cabaret, with music festivals, symphony orchestras, on recordings and television.
Highlights: soloist at the White House and for HM Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, Lincoln Center’s AMERICAN SONGBOOK (with Barbara Cook & Billy Porter), Carnegie Hall’s IRA GERSHWIN AT 100 and VIENNA CITY OF DREAMS FESTIVAL, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (as Margaret with Matthew Morrison & Adam Guettel, Intiman Theatre, Seattle), BROADWAY BABIES, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, numerous PBS specials including A SALON WITH ANNA BERGMAN (produced by Maryland Public TV). She has headlined with numerous symphony orchestras, at Lincoln Center, John F. Kennedy Center, Strathmore, with New York Festival of Song and at music festivals including Aspen, Caramoor, Hamptons, Chicago Humanities and International Festival Cardiff, Wales.
Raised abroad as the daughter of an American diplomat, Anna sings in multiple languages and styles ranging from popular song to opera. She has garnered critical acclaim for her solo concerts at John F. Kennedy Center, Feinstein’s 54 Below and Regency Hotel, Caramoor Music Festival, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Music Center at Strathmore, Palm Beach Colony Hotel’s Royal Room, Easthampton’s Guild Hall, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, Manaus Opera House (Brazil), London’s Crazy Coqs and Café Royal.
Theatre and opera credits include A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (John F. Kennedy Center), CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE (Arena Stage), THE BEGGAR’S OPERA (Jenny, The Shakespeare Theatre), THREE SISTERS (Masha, The Studio Theatre opposite Ed Gero), FALSETTOLAND (Cordelia, The Studio Theatre), DON JUAN IN HELL (Dona Ana opposite Sam Waterston & Dick Cavett, The Century, NYC), KISS ME KATE (Kate, Col. Arnold Gabriel, Conductor), PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Mabel, Col. Arnold Gabriel, Conductor), CAMELOT (Guinevere), THE WOMEN (King’s Head Theatre-London), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Ford’s Theatre), THE MERRY WIDOW (Valencienne), STREET SCENE (Mae Jones, Aspen Music Festival), OKLAHOMA (Ado Annie, North Carolina Theatre), BLOOD ON THE DINING ROOM FLOOR (Rose, world premiere opera, WPA Theatre). She is a graduate and fellow of Vassar College and Aspen Music School and has been a guest faculty member at Levine Music School, Washington D.C. www.AnnaBergman.com
HOWARD BREITBART (musical director, arranger, pianist) is a native of Miami, FL and received his music degree in piano performance from The University of Maryland in College Park. He has become a renowned and popular musician for many theaters and productions throughout the DMV area. Howard toured with the political satire troupe "The Capitol Steps" for 27 years, until they ended their acclaimed performance run in 2020. Now he is performing with a new group, “The Reflecting Fools” and accompanied vocalist/actor Norm Lewis at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre and vocalist Susan Derry at Feinstein's 54 Below in NYC. At Olney Theater Center, he conducted LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and was the pianist for SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM with Marin Vidnovick and Kim Criswell. Howard's favorite shows that he has musically directed include "Closer Than Ever" at Metro Stage, Alexandria, VA. "Carolyn Or Change" at Studio Theatre, Washington, D.C.; "Broadway Christmas Carol" at Metro Stage, "Christmas Carol" at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., "Most Happy Fellow" at Palm Beach Dramaworks, Palm Beach, FL. and numerous cabarets at Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA. Howard is happy to be reunited with Anna.
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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