Music

REVIEW: What’s Done Cannot Be Undine: Rusalka at Academy of Vocal Arts (for Parterre Box)

AVA’s Rusalka—a rare venture into the Slavic repertoire—left a divided impression.

Together, Bernstein’s Kaddish and Rossini’s Stabat Mater made for one of Philadelphia Orchestra’s finest concerts in recent memory.

A charming and unusual song program showcased AVA’s rising group of singers.

Two highly satisfying evenings, more evenly drawn than I had expected.

Singing doesn’t get better than this.

Ensemble coordination is this production’s greatest achievement, along with some fine individual contributions.

A mixed bag of a production, but some singing of significant promise.

Trafalgar’s enjoyable filmed stage production preserves a star turn that should be seen.

Chas Rader-Shieber’s conflation was simultaneously over-conceptualized and insufficiently thought through.

Two final events at O18 sum up the wonders of this extraordinary festival.