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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — DF Reviews The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)

Global warming meets the cool factor in The Seasons.

In a program ranging from Schubert to Tosti, the beloved tenor charmed the pants off Philadelphia.

A consideration of Anika Kildegaard’s extraordinary recital in Philadelphia—and the oddity of recitals themselves.

Sweet Smell of Success was strongly cast here, but the merits of this noir musical are hardly black or white.

Rossini’s relative rarity gets a splashy if not wholly coherent production at Opera Philadelphia.

In top form, the Met musicians gave rich voice to each selection.. especially the Dvořák.

I’d never imagined spending 10 hours with TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, but such is the magic of this event.

A musically strong, theatrically questionable production closes the Opera Philadelphia season.

It’s not BOMBSHELL … It’s just a bomb.

Morley and Moore in a mixed program, brilliantly conceived and superbly performed.