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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

Sep 26, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

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

Sep 25, 2017 Articles 2 minute read

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

Sep 20, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

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

Sep 19, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

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

Sep 18, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

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

Sep 17, 2017 Articles 4 minute read

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

Sep 16, 2017 Articles 3 minute read

Andrew Wyeth's 'Chester County,' 1962, drybrush watercolor on paper, 22½ x 30¾ in. (Courtesy of the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler. ©2017 Andrew Wyeth/Artists Rights Society.)

Dolce Suono Trio at the Brandywine River Museum of Art

Music makes art make music

To round out its celebration of Andrew Wyeth’s 100th birthday, the Brandywine River Museum presented the Dolce Suono Trio in an artful concert. Gail Obenreder reviews.