Youth Has No Age: Curtis Symphony Orchestra in Concert (DF for Parterre Box)
Mentored by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra proves themselves the equal of any major American orchestra.
Lady in the Dark: CK Reviews Golda Schultz in Recital at PCMS (for Parterre Box)
Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware present Dark Matter(s), an intriguing program of songs, at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
Mahler Symphony #2 at the Philadelphia Orchestra Review (DF for Parterre Box)
A dazzling but deeply moving Mahler 2nd suggests that busier is better for our beloved YNS!
Arc of Life — DF reviews Complications in Sue for Parterre Box
The dazzling Complications in Sue bodes well for Anthony Roth Costanzo‘s stewardship of Opera Philadelphia.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — DF Reviews The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
Global warming meets the cool factor in The Seasons.
Mein Lieder Schwan — Matthew Polenzani at PCMS (CK Review for Parterre Box)
In a program ranging from Schubert to Tosti, the beloved tenor charmed the pants off Philadelphia.
Form Over Function: Anika Kildegaard in Recital at PCMS (DF for Parterre Box)
A consideration of Anika Kildegaard’s extraordinary recital in Philadelphia—and the oddity of recitals themselves.
REVIEW: Shades of Gray – Sweet Smell of Success by MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
Sweet Smell of Success was strongly cast here, but the merits of this noir musical are hardly black or white.
REVIEW: In Little Bear Ridge Road, Samuel D. Hunter Treads Familiar Ground
Perhaps this patch of rural America is now too well trod.
REVIEW: Red Bull’s Richard II Tells Sad Stories Set to a Club Beat
Shakespeare’s sedate historical tragedy becomes a relentlessly pulsating seriocomedy
reclining standards 