Philadelphia

PREVIEW: Opera Philadelphia Unveils Ambitious, Eclectic 2020-2021 Season

From Verdi and verismo to Stravinsky and contemporary music, the line-up offers something to fit every taste. Cameron and David discuss.

The long-neglected composer’s work anchored a concert dedicated to exploring personal identity through music.

This charmless, shrill Dolly did not have me at Hello!

Seen and heard here, Donizetti’s late work was stronger on vocal power than bel canto nuance.

The electric current that needs to run through Sam Shepard’s great play is curiously low-voltage here.

Pretty is its own reward, but it has its limits. This recital showed both.

Director Eric Tucker’s production seems like an exercise in “épater la bourgeoisie” smart ass-ness.

I’ve heard starrier performances, but none that made a more powerful case for this masterwork.

Cameron and David consider Lucy Kirkwood’s taut drama that considers how society reacts to a fallout of its own making.

Politics and culture here are ultimately filler, suggesting but not delivering dramatic weight.