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An operatically unhappy marriage: Frederica von Stade and David Matranga in 'A Coffin in Egypt' (photo by Lynn Lane via Opera Philadelphia)

Opera Philadelphia's 'Coffin in Egypt': second review

Immortal whining?

A Coffin in Egypt immortalizes one woman’s sense of betrayal. It makes me wonder what it would be like if we turned some of today’s reality stars into operatic heroines.

Naomi Orwin

Jun 10, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Marsh and bassoon: Like a flowing river.

Tempesta di Mare’s season finale

Tempesta di Mare has achieved a worldwide reputation with its recordings and tours, but it isn’t as well-known in Philadelphia as it should be. Appearances like last weekend’s in the Kimmel Center expose Philadelphia musical organizations to a larger local audience.

Tom Purdom

Jun 10, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Jones, Kiszonas, Jackson: Hell is you-know-what. (Photo: Gerald van Wilgen, philly.com.).

Sartre’s ‘No Exit’ in Camden

Hell’s hotel

Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit is a classic of the modern stage that still tells its timeless truth: Hell is other people. It also marks the debut of a promising new company.

Robert Zaller

Jun 09, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

A fire-and-brimstone presentation. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

'The Screwtape Letters' at Lantern Theater

A not well-disguised sermon

Anthony Lawton creates a bravura modern theatrical presentation — but the message of The Screwtape Letters is distressingly conservative.

Gary L. Day

Jun 08, 2014 Articles 4 minute read

Regretfully recalling the doomed trajectory of an American life. Frederica von Stade and Kate Bianco in 'A Coffin in Egypt' (photo by Lynn Lane via Opera Philadelphia)

Opera Philadelphia's 'Coffin in Egypt'

Von Stade nails 'A Coffin in Egypt'

A new one-act opera, with a distinctive American flavor, showcases the vocal and dramatic talents of an American opera superstar.

Victor L. Schermer

Jun 08, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

Mark Jacoby (left) is a strong foil for Jeremy Morse in 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.' (Photo by Mark Garvin)

'How to Succeed in Business' at the Walnut Street Theatre

Celebrating hypocrisy

A true Broadway classic gets the exuberant revival it deserves. Many of the performers at the Walnut are as good or better than the originators of their roles.

Steve Cohen

Jun 08, 2014 Articles 3 minute read

Andrew J. Bacevich's 'Breach of Trust'

The great betrayal

In Breach of Trust, career officer turned political scientist Andrew J. Bacevich traces the woes of today’s military, and much of our politics as well, to the volunteer army instituted after Vietnam. Is a return to the draft a solution?

Robert Zaller

Jun 07, 2014 Articles 6 minute read