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Concert Operetta's "Gypsy Princess' (2nd review)
A worldly Hungarian
Johann Strauss may be the father of operetta, but Emmerich Kálmán's music is more varied and exciting, just like his life.
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Concert Operetta's "Gypsy Princess' (1st review)
Why princes marry showgirls
Concert Operetta Theater proved once again that there's life in the Viennese operetta tradition.
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4 minute read
"Powder Her Face' at the Perelman
Was she the top, or the bottom?
The scandalous and subsequently pathetic life of the sexually voracious socialite Margaret Campbell makes a surprisingly clever and intriguing opera.
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A horse with no name? Why not?
Toto, I have a funny feeling we're not in 1972 any more
The counterculture had its pop music euphemisms, wink wink. God help the clueless among us who never quite understood what “horse,” “white rabbit” or “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” stood for.
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Rascals reunion at the Academy of Music
Nostalgia yes, romance no
The Rascals, who haven't played together since the '70s, demonstrated that they're still a good band. But why are virtually all Broadway shows these days allergic to tender love songs?
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Philadelphia Orchestra's bankruptcy, reconsidered
The Orchestra's bankruptcy: Ruin or renewal?
Allison Vulgamore absorbed much heat when she took the Philadelphia Orchestra into bankruptcy in April 2011. Today that drastic act can be seen as a gutsy and necessary decision.
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Chestnut Singers and Fine Art Piano
A little more of something different, please
Two recent additions to the Philadelphia music scene offer reason to hope that that the Classical tradition will elude the undertaker. But the Chestnut Street Singers could stand a bit more variety in their programs.
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4 minute read
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Philadelphia Orchestra's season finale (2nd review)
Yannick and Sawallisch: Across the great divide
The Philadelphia Orchestra paid tribute to the last music director who embodied the Old World tradition while celebrating its first season under the sort of leader it needs today.
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The bearable weight of a German chorus
German culture, up close and personal
I've been asked to sing in a German men's chorus. Many of the singers came from Germany decades ago but still speak English with heavy accents. Some revere Wagner; some survived Hitler. What brings us together?
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Philadelphia Orchestra's season finale (1st review)
Sawallisch in heaven, and merriment on Earth
Given its financial troubles, the Philadelphia Orchestra's morale is a legitimate concern for music lovers everywhere. To judge from Friday's evidence, the future looks sanguine.
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