Pianist Inon Barnatan stepped in for an ailing colleague, offering an exquisite and inventive recital that explored musical variations.
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Coverage of music in Philadelphia.
Lighting Up the Kimmel Center: Daniel Alexander “Jomama” Jones talks BLACK LIGHT
2015 Kimmel Center Theater Resident alumnus Daniel Alexander Jones’s fierce alter ego Jomama Jones will make her Kimmel Center debut in BLACK LIGHT
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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.
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LA RONDINE (Curtis Opera Theatre): Puccini’s elusive swallows flies to Philly
Curtis Opera Theatre fails to make the case for LA RONDINE as a neglected classic.
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Mahan Esfahani in recital at the McCarter Theatre Center
So what does this genius look like?
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Opera in Sketch: DOCTOR ATOMIC (Curtis) + BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE (Philadelphia Orchestra)
The stillness in the endings for both Bartok’s BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE and John Adam’s DOCTOR ATOMIC at The Kimmel Center this past weekend left me with a clear image for, “all’s fair in love and war.”
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AN ADULT EVENING OF SHEL SILVERSTEIN (Allens Lane): Our ridiculous grown up world
From the author of such children’s classics as The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends comes a socially insightful series of vignettes
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Transcendent pianism from Kirill Gerstein at the McCarter
Kirill Gerstein bathed his Princeton audience in splendor Monday, February 27, when the pianist presented a recital featuring Bach, Brahms, Beethoven and Liszt at the…
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I GO ON SINGING (Annenberg Center Live): Sing on
In his touring one-night show I GO ON SINGING, Anthony Brown gives a heartfelt performance about one of Philadelphia’s most distinguished citizens.
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A Winter in the Life of J.S. Bach
This February, Choral Arts Philadelphia presents the Winter segment of the 1734-1735: A Season In The Life of J.S. Bach.
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Choral Arts director Matt Glandorf on the Christmas Oratorio
Choral Arts artistic director Matt Glandorf shares a little about the seasonal New Years Eve concert.
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New Years with Bach: Choral Arts Philadelphia presents a seasonal treat
End this strange year with some high notes as Choral Arts Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Bach Collegium present a rare performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
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Amanda Palmer meets Lizzie Borden
The NYC-based producers of an Amanda Palmer musical welcome cast members from 11th Hour Theater Company’s Lizzie for a one-night-only collaboration.
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Imogen Cooper (McCarter): Concert review
The distinguished British pianist Imogen Cooper presented several works for piano on November 9, 2016, at the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton.
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Getting NOWHERE FAST: Sam Tower and BRAT team up for female-fronted rock ‘n’ roll dance theater
Jess Conda joins Sam Tower + Ensemble in an all badass female rock noir cabaret.
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Hopefully This Will All Be Over Soon: A punk-theater election fantasia
Mixing punk and bouffon, this political satire offers a chance to laugh at the absurdity of this unusual election cycle and engage in the real issues of the November 8 election.
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BELCEA STRING QUARTET in recital at Princeton University
The Belcea String Quartet appeared on the Richardson Auditorium stage in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University on October 13, 2016.
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Opera in Sketch: Giargiari Bel Canto Competition at the Academy of Vocal Arts
AVA students sing a single aria in competition with each other for prizes awarded by a professional panel of judges and by the audience themselves.
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Mexrrissey Does Morrissey: Interview with band member Ceci Bastida
Top players in the Mexico music scene joined forces to play Morrissey’s and The Smith’s greatest hits. They’re coming to the Kimmel Center October 29.
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Keen to Feed: Favorite tunes from Red 40 & the Last Groovement
Artists from Philly’s favorite clown-funk band pick favorite songs from their new album and the world of music
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