AVA’s 'Les Contes d’Hoffmann' defines opéra fantastique

Von Gale Martin, 25 November 2011

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Haverford School: Centennial Hall, Haverford, am 22 November 2011

Offenbach, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Hoffmanns Erzählungen) (Michael Kaye Edition)

Academy of Vocal Arts

Sean Arnold, Hoffmann

Chrystal E Williams, Die Muse

Maria Aleida, Olympia

Chloe Moore, Stella

Sydney Mancasola, Stella

Alexandra Maximova, Giulietta

Scott Conner, Lindorf

Wes Mason, Luther

John Viscardi, Cochenille

Christian Bowers, Hermann

Jeffrey Halili, Andrès

Mo El Zein, Peter Schlémil

Patrick Guetti, Crespel

Margaret Mezzacappa, Antonias Mutter

An inventive Rape of Lucretia with contemporary resonance at AVA

Cameron Kelsall, 17th February

A modern framing device drives home the sad timelessness of Britten's 1946 opera.

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Celebrating AVA’s 85th year: an outstanding Le nozze di Figaro

Susan Gould, 12th November

As part of its 85th season, Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts presented a Le nozze di Figaro excellent in voices, singing, acting, conducting, orchestra, direction, sets and costumes.

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“Arise, fair sun”: Gounod's Roméo et Juliette captivates

Susan Gould, 7th May

Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts Presents Gounod’s *Roméo et Juliette* with a fine young cast at the Haverford School.

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Superb AVA Puccini double bill in Philadelphia

Susan Gould, 8th November

Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts presents a wonderful Puccini double bill of Suor Angelica and Le villi.

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A totally groovy Così fan tutte from the AVA in Philadelphia

Gale Martin, 13th November

What is it about Mozart’s Così fan tutte that inspires the zaniest interpretations? While the music is lovely, replete with all those lush trios, quartets, and quintets that operagoers live for, the storyline is silly if not downright insipid.

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Big, beautiful voices power AVA's Ballo

Gale Martin, 8th May

“For some operas,” famed conductor Carlo Maria Giulini once said, “you can accept a voice of not absolute beauty – if it is well used and he is an artist and interpreter, it will work. But for Verdi you need all this plus the essential sound.

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Gale Martin

Based on the East Coast, Gale is an award-winning writer on the performing arts, books, literature and popular culture. She has just published Don Juan in Hankey and you can read her Operatoonity blog. Her articles have appeared in numerous anthologies.