A scene are from ''Unholy Wars,'' a selection of songs from early Baroque opera that tell a story of the Crusades from an Arab perspective. (Courtesy of Opera Philadelphia) Opera Philadelphia has ...

New film adaptations of Poulenc's La voix humaine starring Patricia Racette and Henze's El Cimarron starring Sir Willard White presented alongside an Academy of Music production of Verdi's Rigoletto ...

All tickets for every performance of Opera Philadelphia's 2024-2025 Season will be available for $11, or a higher price of your choosing, as part of a new initiative called Pick Your Price. The ...

Emilie Kealani and Minghao Liu as Corinna and Belfiore. Photo: Steven Pisano Revivals across the globe followed, including a 1999 production by New York City Opera, but Viaggio didn’t actively ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kiera Duffy is disturbed by “10 Days in a Madhouse” as much as an 1887 public was outraged by the squalid surroundings exposed by trailblazing reporter Nellie Bly. “The idea of the ...

Opera Philadelphia set for big year of celebrations. Starting with its 50th anniversary gala in September, the next season draws on some of the most talented creators and performers to demonstrate ...

Anthony Roth Costanzo took over Opera Philadelphia when it was “three weeks away from stopping payroll.” Now, it is rebounding with a surplus. By Joshua Barone Gregory Spears is bringing his uncanny ...

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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Anthony Roth Costanzo is known to opera lovers as a countertenor who has appeared on ...

Over the past few years, Opera Philadelphia has been working on becoming the very model of a modern opera company. It has explored new formats — an opera about Andy Warhol in a warehouse — while ...

So you've been meaning to get to the opera, but you don't know Puccini from Puttanesca. Or maybe you've been to your fair share of opera performances, and you're looking for something fresh and ...

“Suddenly Last Summer,” the composer Courtney Bryan’s first opera, adapts Williams’s play for Bard SummerScape. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, a premiere by Ellen Reid and a ...