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Normcore love: Kendra Broom's Melisande and Dennis Chmelensky's Golaud. (Photo by Cory Weaver.)

Curtis Institute of Music presents 'Impressions of Pelléas'

She loves him not (or does she?)

Peter Brook’s lean adaptation of 'Pelléas et Mélisande' solves the Pelléas problem, and Curtis puts on a spectacular production. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Herbie Hancock is back and better than ever. (Photo by Douglas Kirkland.)

Kimmel Center presents Herbie Hancock

"Rockit" man returns

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock fused old and new at the Kimmel Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Almost perfect. Like a ball. (Illustration for BSR by Hannah Kaplan.)

The oak tree and the bird

Following a road to "home"

Music does two things: it takes you somewhere else, and it brings you home. Kile Smith considers.
Kile Smith Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Kile Smithand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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The real Salieri: Not such a villain after all. (Portrait by Joseph W. Mahler via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘Amadeus Live’

Salieri’s revenge

A marketing gimmick — assembling live world-class musical talent to support a motion picture — turned out to be a very satisfying evening because, in this case, the movie actually had something to do with music. Dan Rottenberg reviews.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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The strangers, L to R: Rachel Basescu, Erin Brittain, Grant Mech. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts.)

Philly Fringe 2017: 'Stranger in a Strange Land'

Not so strange after all

Three classical opera singers from New York City capture the words and music of immigrant songs in South Philly’s Italian Market. A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

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Daniel (baritone Craig Verm) and Sorrel (mezzo-soprano Cecelia Hall) struggle through their marriage in Lembit Beecher’s 'I Have No Stories to Tell You.' (Photo by Dominic M. Mercier.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival presents 'War Stories'

What is it good for?

'War Stories' announces Lembit Beecher’s arrival as a composer to watch, but Opera Philadelphia’s site-specific O17 Festival production leaves much to be desired. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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The Fairy Prince (mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb) guides Lola (soprano Maeve Höglund) through his palace. (Photo by Dominic M. Mercier.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival presents David Hertzberg's 'The Wake World'

Dreaming wide awake

The O17 world premiere of David Hertzberg’s 'The Wake World' is a bona fide event. But is it a great opera? Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Sondra Radvanovsky delivers with "passion and playfulness." (Photo by Dominic M. Mercier.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival presents Sondra Radvanovsky in recital

The diva next door

O17 Festival Artist Sondra Radvanovsky brought vocal glamour and undeniable charm to a wide-ranging recital program. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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The Family Stand, from top left: John Henry (bass-baritone Aubrey Allicock), Un/Sung (spoken-word artist
 Lauren Whitehead), John Blue (countertenor John Holiday), John Little (tenor Daniel Shirley) and John
 Mack (baritone Adam Richardson). (Photo by Dave DiRentis.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival world premiere 'We Shall Not Be Moved'

The ghosts keep calling

An O17 world premiere, ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ puts Philadelphia’s past in conversation with its present. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Pamina (soprano Rachel Sterrenberg) has been ordered to kill Sarastro. (Photo by Kelly & Massa Photography.)

Opera Philadelphia's O17 Festival presents 'The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)'

Mozart meets Murnau (sort of)

An O17 Festival entry, Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s 'Magic Flute,' collapses under the anxiety of influence. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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