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André Previn received the Alfred I. duPont Composer's Award. (Photo by Lillian Birnbaum)

'Delaware Symphony Classics' featuring André Previn

Striking a classic balance

Delaware Symphony Orchestra sparks the season with André Previn and Mahler. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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L to r: Scott Greer and Steven Wright, breakin' heads, takin' names. (Photo by Paola Nogueras)

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Bruce Graham's 'Rizzo'

Frank Rizzo, complex guy

Philadelphia Theatre Company's reprise of Theatre Exile's 'Rizzo,' by Bruce Graham, presents both sides of the man and his myth. Toby Zinman reviews.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

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Only the good die young. (Photo courtesy of Opera Philadelphia)

Opera Philadelphia's presents 'Breaking the Waves' (second review)

Of vice and men

Chris Braak believes Opera Philadelphia's adaptation of Lars von Trier's 'Breaking the Waves' hits all the right production notes, but all the wrong cultural ones.
Chris Braak

Chris Braak

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Those perfectly imperfect vessels. (Photo courtesy of the Mütter Museum)

The Mütter Museum presents David Orr's 'Perfect Vessels'

Measuring perfection among the imperfect

The Mütter Museum's new exhibition, 'Perfect Vessels,' leads Treacy Ziegler to wonder about the relationship between art and science.
Treacy Ziegler

Treacy Ziegler

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L to r: Charles Abramovic, piano; Mimi Stillman, flute; Sarah Shafer, soprano; Nathan Vickery, cello. (Photo by Samantha Robinson)

Dolce Suono Ensemble Goes to the Opera

Sweet sounds, sweet life

Mimi Stillman’s Dolce Suono Ensemble presents a well-blended, well-proportioned afternoon at the opera and a balm for our rattled souls.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Life is but a walking shadow. (Photo by Morne van Zyl and Brett Bailey)

Philly Fringe review 2016: Third World Bunfight's 'Macbeth' (second review)

This 'Macbeth' will haunt you

Trish McFadden enjoyed Third World Bunfight's 'Macbeth,' but she wonders whether or not that was the right thing to do.
Trish McFadden

Trish McFadden

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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. (Photo by Morne van Zyl and Brett Bailey)

Philly Fringe review 2016: Third World Bunfight's 'Macbeth' (first review)

A classic made contemporary

Even though he's a traditionalist, Brett Bailey's version of Verdi's 'Macbeth,' set in Africa, suits Steve Cohen just fine.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Yuja Wang, prodigy. (Photo by Rolex/Fadil Berisha)

With the Philadelphia Orchestra, Yuja Wang channels Chopin

So young, and so wise

Why are “child prodigies” found only in music and nowhere else? Dan Rottenberg considers the case of Yuja Wang.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Venus at Chicken Bone Beach. (Photo by John W. Mosley)

Woodmere Art Museum's A Million Faces: The Photography of John W. Mosley

Viewing the past with an eye toward the future

John W. Mosley’s photographs of African-American Philadelphia in the 1950s and '60s provide a visual narrative of where we've been and still need to go. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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Buckle your seatbelt before you take a ride with Bach. (Image via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Three more things I learned from Bach

That old Bach magic

Kile Smith says Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos are the best music in the world. Here, he explains how he reached that conclusion.
Kile Smith

Kile Smith

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