ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION: Jack Mulroney Music Director Corrado Rovaris conducted Opera Philadelphia’s concert debut in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center on Friday, Jan. 21 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 23, at 2:00 p.m. of a program featuring Igor Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and George Walker’s Lilacs. The January 21st performance was live-streamed and is…Continue reading Opera Fix: Dr. Lilly Kass on “Lilacs”
Podcast 86: Paul Moravec & Mark Campbell
We welcome the celebrated composer/librettist team of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, creators of the opera The Shining and other works. Having both worked on Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, it was fascinating to hear how they view American opera and what types of stories attract them. We discussed the return of oratorios and “opera-torios,” and the…Continue reading Podcast 86: Paul Moravec & Mark Campbell
OEDIPUS REX & LILACS – Opera Philadelphia
William Burden, Rehanna Thelwell, Tiffany Townsend ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION: Jack Mulroney Music Director Corrado Rovaris is conducting Opera Philadelphia’s concert debut in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center on Friday, Jan. 21 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 23, at 2:00 p.m. of a program featuring Igor Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and George Walker’s Lilacs. Oedipus…Continue reading OEDIPUS REX & LILACS – Opera Philadelphia
Review: Rigoletto
by Gregory Moomjy Today it is difficult to imagine the canon without Rigoletto, Il trovatore, and La traviata. Written between 1851-1853, it is safe to say that these operas don’t just form the backbone of Verdi’s middle period, but they also are the backbone of the standard repertoire. However, an unfortunate drawback of their ubiquitous…Continue reading Review: Rigoletto
Podcast 85: The Hang with Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, Chanon Judson, Machine Dazzle
We welcome the creative team of The Hang, an exciting show playing at HERE and the Prototype Festival in NYC. Described as “a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment,” the show is rooted in the jazz tradition and the operatic form, and imagines the final hours of Socrates. Prolific playwright…Continue reading Podcast 85: The Hang with Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, Chanon Judson, Machine Dazzle