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Music

MADAME BUTTERFLY (Opera Philly): A dilettante at large review

Toby Zinman April 30, 2024 1 Comment

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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La Bohème (Opera Philadelphia): Time’s arrow

Michael Fisher May 1, 2023 No Comments

Of Yuval Sharon’s reverse-chronology retelling of Puccini’s La Bohème, the Wall Street Journal says, “It’s not just a gimmick—it works.” Of course, if you have…

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Holiday Concerts in Review: 6 shows that went on despite the pandemic

Henrik Eger December 31, 2020 2 Comments

Some of the most beloved choruses and orchestras in the Philadelphia area became creative in entertaining audiences in safe and often unexpected ways via virtual holiday performances. 

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TOSCA (Philadelphia Orchestra): Music as a cultural mission

Chuck Schultz May 21, 2018 No Comments

Yannick Nevet-Seguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in a semi-staged performance of Puccini’s TOSCA

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LA RONDINE (Curtis Opera Theatre): Puccini’s elusive swallows flies to Philly

Cameron Kelsall April 30, 2017 1 Comment

Curtis Opera Theatre fails to make the case for LA RONDINE as a neglected classic.

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