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A chance to sing it out with the orchestra

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A new month, and a new set of music and movies to check out around the city. The first Interludes this month features a selection of classical performances that lean into one of my favorite instruments: the voice. Then, our repertory movie roundup boasts a retrospective on 70s star filmmaker Bob Fosse and a celebration of a divisive Star Wars film that turns 25 this month.

We’re also excited about new exhibits, community gatherings, and a new play from R. Eric Thomas. Check out what’s in store this week in our roundup.

Enjoy your weekend!

Kyle V. Hiller
BSR associate editor

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Fosse, Fosse, Fosse!

Stephen Silver

Celebrating Bob Fosse, Grey Gardens, and more looks back to the 1970s. Stephen Silver rounds up area film screenings.

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Budding star organist Monica Berney comes to the Kimmel to recite classic Bach pieces. (Photo courtesy of Monica Berney)

Singing in the spring

Gail Obenreder

Three operas, an operetta, and new vocal work decorate the first half of a very vocal May. Gail Obenreder previews.

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The Weitzman hosts its Dual Heritage Month Family Day this weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Weitzman.)

An Army of Lovers, Machine de Cirque, and Dual Heritage Month

Kyle V. Hiller

A new exhibit opens at Fuller Rosen Gallery, a new play from R. Eric Thomas, revisiting (re)FOCUS, and celebrating Jewish American and Pacific American heritage at the Weitzman. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

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In case you missed it

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A new 'Madame Butterfly': Karen Chia-ling Ho and Anthony Ciaramitaro in Opera Philadelphia’s production. (Photo by Sofia Negron.)

A radiant metamorphosis

Linda Holt

Opera is grappling with the iconic creations of Giacomo Puccini: can we reverse harmful depictions of marginalized people while
honoring the work’s integrity? Opera Philadelphia finds a way with its new
Madame Butterfly. Linda Holt reviews.

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The newspaper section of Emily McPherson College Library in Melbourne, Australia in the 1960s. (Image via Unsplash.)

The news is stressful. Here’s how to stay engaged while keeping your cool.

Alaina Johns

Our democracy, our climate, our rights, our health, our wars and protests—it’s hard to look at any news at all without feeling like the world is ending. Spend seven minutes with Alaina Johns now and get six tips to help you navigate today’s media.

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Medicinal, positive anarchy

Thomas Hagen

Every Wednesday, Philadelphia residents convene at the Rotunda for two hours of musical improvisation, free and open to all, with no leader, no instructions, and no repeating. Thomas Hagen previews.

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Faith Ringgold’s 1996 lithograph ‘The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles.’ (Gift of Julie L. McGee, Class of 1982, Bowdoin College Museum of Art. © 2021 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York.)

A better picture of Black women in American history

An Nichols

Current representations of Black women in American history are improving, and a traveling exhibition now at Delaware Art Museum is a welcome addition to the trend. An Nichols reviews.

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