MADAME BUTTERFLY (Opera Philly): A dilettante at large review
with so many opportunities to put a political foot wrong, MADAME BUTTERFLY is a minefield. Opera Philadelphia has sidestepped the obvious dangers.
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2024 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettante at large review
You don’t have to tend your own plot to enjoy the gorgeous colors and scents at the 2024 Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Academy of Vocal Arts): A dilettante at large review
DAL continues her musical education with this stunning chamber opera at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
LUNAR NEW YEAR AT PMA: A dilettante at large review
The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrated the Chinese new year with some fascinating special events on Sunday
OF GOD AND COUNTRY (PMA): A dilettante at large review
The DAL is having quite a week! First the Orchestra and then the Museum: Philadelphia’s finest institutions providing much enjoyment. Philadelphia Museum of Art has…
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA’S GREAT STAGES GALA: A Dilettante at Large review
DAL is pleased to report that this gala was more fun than glam. Oh, there was the occasional gown and a sprinkling of black ties,…
DON GIOVANNI (AVA): A dilettante at large review
Mozart’s Don Giovanni is the greatest opera ever written. Don’t take my word for it—what do I know, I’m a dilettante—but that was the opinion…
THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: A dilettante at large review
You’ll find much beauty in the vast halls of Convention Center.
DON PASQUALE (AVA): A Dilettante at Large review
Our dilettante at large reviews Academy of Vocal Arts’ South Philly themed production of Donizetti’s comic opera
Carmina Burana + Credo (Opera Philly): A dilettante at large review
The Dilettante at Large is at large again, writing about the culture as an enjoyer rather than an expert. Her latest pleasure was Opera Philly’s…
BIG APPLE CIRCUS: A dilettante at large review
Where are the great acts I remembered? The trained cats? the galloping horses? the iron men? the Wheel of Death?
MODIGLIANI UP CLOSE at the Barnes: A dilettante at large reviews
Modigliani at the Barnes Foundation is a ravishing exhibition in a ravishing venue.
OTELLO (Opera Philadelphia): A dilettante at large reviews
This is one for the life list if you’re an opera fan.
RIGOLETTO (Opera Philadelphia): A Dilettante at Large reviews
Dilettante at Large (Toby Zinman) has awakened from her long pandemic slumber, and is once again writing about stuff she knows little about but enjoys, unlike theater which she knows quite a lot about and doesn’t always enjoy.
Letter from Edinburgh: A dilettante at large reviews
Toby Zinman reviews shows from the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe
CANDIDE (Philadelphia Orchestra): A dilettante at large review
A dilettante at large Toby Zinman reviews Candide by Leonard Bernstein.
A dilettante at large reviews RIDERS TO THE SEA/ EMPTY THE HOUSE (Curtis Opera)
Theater critic extraordinaire Toby Zinman continues her forays into other art forms with a visit to Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theatre to see two one-act operas presented by the Curtis Opera Theatre
LASHED BUT NOT LEASHED (Martha Graham Cracker): A dilettante at large sees the new revue
Martha Graham Cracker (aka Dito von Reigersberg) is back in Philly for only three shows
KODO: A dilettante at large enjoys the Japanese drum troup
Toby Zinman feels the Japanese rhythms of KODO drum troupe.
What A Lark: The dilettante at large has A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with Opera Philly
Visually, musically, and vocally gorgeous, this is a delectable MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.