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Calidore don't just play music, they internalize it. (Photo via calidorestringquartet.com.)

PCMS presents the Calidore String Quartet

Body and soul

The Calidore String Quartet, inaugural winners in the esteemed M-Prize Chamber competition, brought vigor and fresh music to the American Philosophical Society. Margaret Darby reviews.

Margaret Darby

May 15, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Sharon Robinson's cello stood out during the performance of Brahms's 'First Sextet'. (Photo by Christian Steiner.)

PCMS presents the Brahms Sextets

Brahms all the way

PCMS offered a rare opportunity to hear both Brahms sextets played in tandem. Robert Zaller reviews.

Robert Zaller

May 14, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Paul Lewis imparted a range of moods in his concert, from anxiety to playfulness. (Photo courtesy of PCMS.)

PCMS presents Paul Lewis, piano

Haydn in plain sight

Acclaimed pianist Paul Lewis played Haydn and more at his exciting solo recital for PCMS. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

May 11, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

L to R: Tyler Zimmerman (Bobby); Aaron Crouch (Billie); Adam Kiss (Jimmy); and Seongwo Woo (Charlie) add a touch of menace to both operas.
(Photo by Steve Pisano)

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present 'Mahagonny/Medium'

Brecht, Weill and Menotti meet David Lynch

Gian Carlo Menotti’s ‘The Medium’ got a second look from Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia, paired with Brecht and Weill’s ‘Mahagonny: Ein Songspiel’. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

May 08, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Ashley Tini plays one end of Kagel's massive machine. (Photo by Ryan Collerd.)

Bowerbird presents 'Sound Machines,' featuring Mauricio Kagel's 'Zwei Mann Orchester'

More than spectacle

Bowerbird presents 'Sound Machines,' an impressive and playful U.S. premiere of Mauricio Kagel’s 'Zwei Mann Orchester.' Benjamin Safran reviews.

Benjamin Safran

May 08, 2018 Articles 2 minute read

Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack's Carmen seems smarter and better defined in Opera Philadelphia's production. (Photo by Steven Pisano for Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia presents Georges Bizet's 'Carmen'

Roma Holiday

Opera Philadelphia brings its adventurous spirit to a thrilling new production of ‘Carmen’.

Cameron Kelsall

May 05, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

L to R: Dougherty, Duchovnay, and Anderson, whose Schicchi makes a notable appearance in a Gilbert-and-Sullivan-style getup. (Photo by Joe del Tufo, Moonloop Photography.)

OperaDelaware presents Puccini's 'Gianni Schicchi' and Michael Ching's 'Buoso's Ghost'

The triptych ends with a "Schi-quel"

OperaDelaware's final installment of Puccini's 'Il Trittico' gets a little extra time and comedy. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

May 01, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Youngblood and Calenos portray 'Il Tabarro's' unhappily married barge-dwelling couple. (Photo by Joe del Tufo, Moonloop Photography.)

OperaDelaware presents Puccini's 'Il Tabarro' and 'Suor Angelica'

Two-thirds of the triptych

OperaDelaware celebrates the centenary of Puccini's “Il Trittico” by splitting it in two and adding a sequel. Gail Obenreder reviews Part I.

Gail Obenreder

May 01, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Pianist Nicholas Angelich and the orchestra may have held back a bit too much during Saint-Saëns's "Egyptian" Concerto. (Photo by Stephane de Bourgies.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'The Pines of Rome'

Impressions of Egypt and Italy

Pianist Nicholas Angelich joined Stéphane Denève and the Philadelphia Orchestra, but the star of the program was a standout performance of Respighi’s 'The Pines of Rome.' Linda Holt reviews.