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BSR Classical Music Interludes: January 2023

Classical music to start the new year right

Gail Obenreder previews this month’s upcoming classical music performances in the area, with offerings from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Artcinia, and more.

Gail Obenreder

Jan 04, 2023 Previews 3 minute read

Scan of 1786 newspaper ad for concerts at City Tavern, detailing a musical program and subscriber policies in funny old text

Main Line Early Music presents The Publick Pleasure: Music of 18th-Century Philadelphia

The tunes of the Revolution

Philadelphia has a thriving and innovative musical scene, but that’s nothing new as The Publick Pleasure proved at a Main Line Early Music concert highlighting favorites of the 18th century that are almost unknown today. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Jan 17, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Old, weathered paper with handwriting in Czech.

BSR Classical Music Interludes: January 2023, Part 2

An overflow of music—and a little mystery, too

Gail Obenreder rounds up even more January classical music offerings in and around the city.

Gail Obenreder

Jan 18, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Bagby, a white man with short gray hair, performs in black with his hand-held wooden 6-string harp.

Penn Live Arts presents Benjamin Bagby’s Beowulf

Bagby mirrors the medieval bard

A thrilling performance from 21st-century bard Benjamin Bagby at Penn Live Arts brought the firelit mead hall of Beowulf to modern audiences. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Jan 30, 2023 Reviews 5 minute read

Five performers with their wind instruments pose in front of a fuschia-pink backdrop, straight-faced in formal wear.

BSR Classical Music Interludes: February 2023

Breathing musical winds with Caroline Shaw, VOCES8, Imani Winds, and more

Gail Obenreder previews the first half of February’s classical music offerings in and around the city of Philadelphia.

Gail Obenreder

Feb 01, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Gleason, in white apron, stands grinning with one hand raised as if in a classroom. He clutches a metal pot full of fake fish

Delaware Theatre Company presents Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors

A comic valentine

After a decade at the helm of Delaware Theatre Company, Bud Martin says goodbye with an uproarious, perfectly orchestrated production of One Man, Two Guvnors, true to its commedia roots. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Feb 07, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Three people in a contemporary kitchen, one up close looks to camera, the other two as Hansel and Gretel expressing worry

BSR Classical Music Interludes, February 16-28, 2023

Award-winning music, a South Philly twist on an opera classic, and more

More classical music offerings for the month of February, including new Grammy Award winner Philadelphia Orchestra. Gail Obenreder previews.

Gail Obenreder

Feb 15, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

A portrait of Bach wearing a black robe over a white top, holding a sheet of music

BSR Classical Music Interludes, March 2023

Preparing for the new season

Gail Obenreder rounds up the upcoming classical music offerings in the Philadelphia area for the first part of March 2023.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 01, 2023 Previews 3 minute read

The four players in all black pose outdoors on stone steps in front of a door, holding shawms and trombones

BSR Classical Music Interludes, March 2023, part 2

The Duenna, The Fasch Files, concerts by The Crossing, and more

Gail Obenreder previews more of the classical music offerings in and around the city in March.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 15, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Watercolor in gritty gray & brown tones: roof and chimney of an old stone house with a weathervane and birds flying overhead.

Brandywine Museum of Art presents Andrew Wyeth: Home Places

Wyeth’s most enduring legacy

This new exhibition studies the way Andrew Wyeth saw his favorite buildings, honoring the artist’s abstract work, as well as the better-known representational. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 20, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

A path leads to the front of a neoclassical mansion surrounded by trees on a sunny day.

BSR Classical Music Interludes, April 2023

Music at the Mansion, Philadelphia Orchestra's digital stage, and more

Gail Obenreder previews classical music happening in the first half of April in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Gail Obenreder

Mar 29, 2023 Previews 3 minute read

Ohse, a white woman with her back to the camera, in a voluminous nightdress, opens a window with large wooden shutters.

OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore present Verdi’s La traviata

Scaling opera's peak

In a world of operas known for romance and tragedy, La traviata really delivers the romance and tragedy in this co-production by OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 04, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

Evocative red, pink, blue, turquoise, and black image of young Kahlo, looking down thoughtfully, wearing chunky jewelry.

Delaware Art Museum presents Our Red Planet and Estampas de la Raza

One museum, two journeys

This spring, Delaware Art Museum boasts a pair of striking but very different exhibitions: Our Red Planet: Anna Bogatin Ott and Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 11, 2023 Reviews 5 minute read

A group of performers in all black with composer stands in a church-like area, a crowd before them as they sing

BSR Classical Music Interludes, April 2023, part 2

From the Source, Sacred and Profane, La Voix de Viole, and more

Gail Obenreder previews the second half of April’s classical music offerings, including performances by Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Variant Six, and more.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 12, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Langdon sings, arms outstretched in a warm spotlight, with 8 ensemble members, playing instruments, lit in blue around him.

Delaware Theatre Company presents Man of La Mancha

Music, morality, and multiplicity

Delaware Theatre Company closes its 43rd season with a thoughtful, inventive, and dazzling rendition of the classic musical with the triple-decker story, Man of La Mancha. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 18, 2023 Reviews 4 minute read

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BSR Classical Music Interludes: January 2023

Classical music to start the new year right