THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Opera Philadelphia): Mozart at the Academy of Music
Opera Philadelphia’s new co-production of Mozart’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is fast, lively and a wonderful way to be introduced to opera.
Corrado Rovaris
TURANDOT (Opera Philadelphia): Puccini at the Academy
Giacomo Puccini (born 1858) left his last opera, TURANDOT, unfinished at his death in 1924.
THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (Opera Philadelphia): Ever may the fruit be plucked
A uniformly wonderful cast provide bright, sunshiny fun in this lively, fast-moving, exuberant staging of Gaetano Donizetti’s romantic comedy.
LA TRAVIATA (Opera Philadelphia): A stunning new design and a stellar new Violetta
A refreshed rendition of Verdi’s tragic opera features the impressive house and role debut of Lisette Oropesa as the titular “fallen woman” and a stunning design that purposefully pairs the distant past with recent times.
