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Simon Rattle returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra
How many hammer blows does fate need?
Sir Simon Rattle returns to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra as the orchestra itself returns after its strike. Robert Zaller reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra performs 'Mozart's Great Mass'
Unfinished but complete
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs two great, unfinished works. Robert Zaller wonders whether or not they are actually complete.
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The Wister Quartet celebrates 29 years with 'Wister & More!'
Together after all these years
The Wister Quartet have not only been performing for 29 years, but they have also served as teachers, mentors, and music promoters in Philadelphia. Margaret Darby looks back.
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Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, presents 'The Musical World of Don Quixote'
'Don Quixote' goes onstage
Watching Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, prepare for 'The Musical World of Don Quixote' gives an up-front view of the challenges and rewards of performing 400-year-old music. (Part three of a series on Piffaro’s 'Don Quixote' festival.)
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Opera Philadelphia's presents Puccini's 'Turandot'
An overlooked classic
With attention on two new operas, the innovative aspects of Puccini’s 'Turandot' may be overlooked. Opera Philadelphia’s production reveals a 65-year-old master changing course.
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'Delaware Symphony Classics' featuring André Previn
Striking a classic balance
Delaware Symphony Orchestra sparks the season with André Previn and Mahler. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Opera Philadelphia's presents 'Breaking the Waves' (second review)
Of vice and men
Chris Braak believes Opera Philadelphia's adaptation of Lars von Trier's 'Breaking the Waves' hits all the right production notes, but all the wrong cultural ones.
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Dolce Suono Ensemble Goes to the Opera
Sweet sounds, sweet life
Mimi Stillman’s Dolce Suono Ensemble presents a well-blended, well-proportioned afternoon at the opera and a balm for our rattled souls.
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Philly Fringe review 2016: Third World Bunfight's 'Macbeth' (second review)
This 'Macbeth' will haunt you
Trish McFadden enjoyed Third World Bunfight's 'Macbeth,' but she wonders whether or not that was the right thing to do.
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Philly Fringe review 2016: Third World Bunfight's 'Macbeth' (first review)
A classic made contemporary
Even though he's a traditionalist, Brett Bailey's version of Verdi's 'Macbeth,' set in Africa, suits Steve Cohen just fine.
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