Tag: opera
Haul out the holly: Opera Philadelphia to deliver Christmas in July
The company never gets to perform holiday fare, even during the holidays. Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, N.J., offered an opportunity.
10 months ago
A trailblazing Black, female composer’s work is revived by Opera Philadelphia
A major work by an undersung Black, female composer from the 1960s, based on the writings of W.E.B. DuBois, is being staged at the Academy of Music
1 year ago
Listen 2:22After 942 days, Opera Philadelphia returns to the Academy of Music
Canceled during the pandemic as a super-spreader event, now live opera comes back to the Academy of Music with a dark production of "Rigoletto."
2 years ago
Listen 2:08Opera Philadelphia uses ‘Soldier Songs’ to explore post-traumatic stress
The opera-turned-film is based on interviews with combatants in five different American wars.
3 years ago
After New Year’s, Times Square will become part of a sound art opera
The Prototype opera festival will debut ‘Times3’ by Geoff Sobelle and Pamela Z, a sound art composition about the past, present, and future of Times Square.
3 years ago
Opera Philadelphia challenges four composers to write short films
For its new digital streaming channel, Opera Philadelphia needs music conceived for the camera. It has commissioned new music from four composers.
4 years ago
Listen 1:43Hard-hat harmonies: Music returns to (and above) the Avenue of the Arts
With its theaters closed for six months and counting, the avenue will ring out with music again as performers perch high up in a half-finished building.
4 years ago
Listen 1:49As fall theater season collapses, Opera Philadelphia pivots to film
Instead of producing opera for the stage, the company will turn operas into original films and release them on the company’s own online video channel.
4 years ago
Listen 1:29OperaDelaware scores with legal-themed festival
OperaDelaware’s 2019 legal-themed festival features the most performed opera of the 21st century, “Dead Man Walking,” along with the comical “Scalia/Ginsburg.”
5 years ago
Opera raises curtain on living with schizophrenia
The idea is to address the stigma of mental illness with music. The opera is based on a memoir from a law and psychiatry professor.
6 years ago
From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of our picks.
7 years ago
Is opera relevant to our IGen kids?
I know it doesn’t happen for every parent, so having a child who shares my passion for theater, music, books and arts and culture in general feels really good.
7 years ago