Mozart by the Philadelphia Orchestra

The all-Mozart concerts led by Nézet-Séguin on October 11, 12 and 13 were revealing. Each of the pieces were freshly re-interpreted, with clarity and transparency. Especially lucid was the Symphony No. 40 in G minor, the next-to-last symphony that Mozart wrote. This is the composition that most embodies the classic…

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Handel’s Semele revived in Philadelphia

The Opera Philadelphia production of Semele is a musical treat.

Philadelphia, of course, is a center of education and culture. But for more than a century, companies in that city avoided the operas of Georg Frideric Handel. He was born the same year as Bach, but Handel’s work was neglected even during the decades when Leopold Stokowski’…

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The opera of the future?

Denis & Katya by Philip Venables and Ted Huffman with Ksenia Ravvina, directed by Huffman. Opera Philadelphia, through September 29, 2019, at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia.
 

This world premiere has provoked opposite reactions, and the controversy adds to our interest in the event.

Some viewers say it’s the future of opera. Others say it shouldn’t be …

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