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Actor Robert Edwin teamed with violinist Adelya Shagidullina. (Photo by Don Wilson.)

The Fine Art Music Company presents ‘War of the Romantics, Part 1’

Romantic transports

The Fine Art Music Company presented an afternoon of 19th-century Romantic salon favorites, featuring impressive performances by three virtuoso musicians. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Soprano Mary Wilson performed Richard Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’ with DSO. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Alpha and Omega’

Endings and beginnings

Beautiful singing, the soul of Russia, and a Nordic surprise marked the ‘Alpha and Omega’ program at the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Jezibaba’s (Alice Chung) warnings for Rusalka (Kara Mulder) prove chilling. (Photo by Paul Sirochman.)

The Academy of Vocal Arts presents Antonín Dvořák’s ‘Rusalka’

The truth about human romance

Academy of Vocal Arts tackles a dark fairy tale with Antonín Dvořák’s ‘Rusalka.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Nichole Canuso excerpted her piece 'Midway' in a winter show at Bryn Mawr. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series presents its 2019 ‘Wintry Mix’

All cabaret, little catharsis

The third installment of the 'Wintry Mix' Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series brought a varied cast of Philly favorites. Nichole Canuso and friends performed on January 25. Kat J. Sullivan reviews.
Kat J. Sullivan

Kat J. Sullivan

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‘Ragtime’ has only gained relevance since its 1996 premiere. (Photo courtesy of the Eagle Theatre.)

The Eagle Theatre presents ‘Ragtime’

The music of today

Timeless and timely, ‘Ragtime’ reinforces its status as a great American musical in Eagle Theatre’s fine production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Who’s old and who’s ancient? Jeanne Lehman and Keith Baker in ‘On Golden Pond.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Ernest Thompson’s ‘On Golden Pond’

A summer twilight

Like its octogenarian protagonist, ‘On Golden Pond,’ now onstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre, shows its age. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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More than a red hem in Martha Graham’s ‘Chronicle.’ (Photo by Brigid Pierce/Hibbard Nash Photography.)

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Martha Graham Dance Company’s ‘The EVE Project’

American Eve

The Philly stop of Martha Graham Dance Company’s current show proved that the dance icon still dazzles today. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin, storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston lent her voice to an exciting program. (Photo by Jessica Griffin for the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘Music of Faith’

A religious experience

In ‘Music of Faith,’ Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra considered religious influences on Bernstein and Rossini. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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In search of the letter of the law: the ensemble of ‘74 Seconds…to Judgment’ at the Arden. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

The Arden Theatre presents Kash Goins’s ‘74 Seconds…to Judgment’

A jury of us

‘74 Seconds… to Judgment,’ at the Arden Theatre Company, joins the pantheon of political plays that ask tough questions and reject easy answers. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Facing deindustrialization: the cast of ‘Sweat’ at People’s Light. (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

People’s Light presents Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat’

Small-town truths

Longstanding multicultural friendships at a steel mill in Reading, Pennsylvania, are put to the test when the forces of deindustrialization pit one worker against another in Lynn Nottage’s ‘Sweat.’ Hugh Hunter reviews.
Hugh Hunter

Hugh Hunter

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