Giving Head Voice: DF Reviews Anna Bolena at AVA (for Parterre Box)
A cast of 1st and 2nd Year AVA artists showed considerable promise, and sometimes more than that.
Unchanged for Good: DF Considers the National Tour of Wicked (for Parterre Box)
No show should last for 20 years.
Summertime for Hitler: DF Reviews Camp Siegfried at Theatre Exile
It sounds like a bad joke, but Beth Wohl’s riveting Camp Siegfried–superbly done by Theatre Exile–is rooted in reality.
AVA Giargiari 2023 Vocal Competition—DF Reviews for Parterre Box
Another year, another strong group of AVA artists give us careers to look forward to.
Short Take: DF Looks at Sondheim’s Assassins at the Arden Theatre
Director Terry Nolen’s second production of this Sondheim work is an intriguingly different take on the piece.
Some Unholy Wars — DF Reviews Festival O23 (for Parterre Box)
Unholy Wars is most an opera when it is, with “Lascia ch’io pianga,” actually an opera.
Dogecoin — DF Reviews Simon Boccanegra at Festival O23
In sum: not a perfect Simon Boccanegra—is there such a thing?—but a grand and often great one.
A Madhouse Is Not A Home — DF Reviews 10 Days in Madhouse at Festival O23
In 90 minutes, Rene Orth’s riveting work gives us everything we could want in a new opera.
Getting to Be a Habit with Me: DF & CK Review Days of Wine and Roses (for Parterre Box)
Composer and lyricist Adam Guettel’s return to the theater impresses but divides our critics.
Backwards Runs Bohème: DF Reviews Opera Philadelphia’s Production (for Parterre Box)
Sharon’s reordering is the boldest aspect of his production, and for me it’s effective.
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