Opera
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Aural Compass Projects presents The Greatest Personal Privation
"Genre-bending" poetry and opera
The world premiere of The Greatest Personal Privation is a collaborative project written by Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith and composer Jasmine Barnes. Maria Corley previews.
Previews
2 minute read
OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore present Verdi’s La traviata
Scaling opera's peak
In a world of operas known for romance and tragedy, La traviata really delivers the romance and tragedy in this co-production by OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
OperaDelaware presents Così fan tutte
Opera with a complicated soul
In its latest staging, OperaDelaware presents Così fan tutte, Mozart and Da Ponte’s deceptively complex opera buffa, offered here in a rare, virtually uncut format. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Opera Philadelphia presents Rigoletto
A rapturous return
Rigoletto is Opera Philadelphia’s first full production at the Academy of Music since 2019, reminding us how we sustain, and are sustained by, great art. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Rising mezzo-soprano star Chrystal E. Williams makes her PCMS debut
Showing range despite the limits
Chrystal E. Williams made her PCMS recital debut with an intriguing but uneven program. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
Philly Fringe 2021: Alter Ego Chamber Opera presents Alcina REVAMPED
Handel, with care
Alcina REVAMPED, a cheeky, queer spin on Handel from the up-and-coming Alter Ego Chamber Opera, embraces hybridity in form and delivery this Fringe Festival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read