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Renée Fleming made Verizon Hall feel like a piano bar. (Photo courtesy of Decca/Andrew Eccles.)

Kimmel Center presents Renée Fleming in Recital

When I have sung my songs to you

Renée Fleming balanced operatic grandeur and intimate charm in her Kimmel Center recital debut. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Tonight won't be just any night. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘West Side Story' in Concert

Sharks vs. Jets vs. Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra puts on a semi-staged performance of 'West Side Story' (and fundraises for Puerto Rico hurricane relief). Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Oquin's 'Resilience' with organ soloist Paul Jacobs. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Yannick and Emanuel Ax' (second review)

Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Oquin, oh my

Thee Philadelphia Orchestra opens its season with plenty of "Sturm und Drang." Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Ax: Just one sour note. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Yannick and Emanuel Ax' (first review)

How to ride a warhorse

The Philadelphia Orchestra's season began this weekend with a visit from pianist Emanuel Ax. Robert Zaller reviews.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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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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