Big, beautiful voices power AVA's Ballo

Von Gale Martin, 13 Mai 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Haverford School: Centennial Hall, Haverford, am 8 Mai 2013

Verdi, Un ballo in maschera

Academy of Vocal Arts

William Davenport, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Mo El Zein, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Dominick Valdés-Chenes, Gustavo, King of Sweden

Christian Bowers, Renato

Zachary Nelson, Renato

Marina Costa-Jackson, Amelia

Youna Jang, Amelia

Margaret Mezzacappa, Ulrica

Kristina Lewis, Ulrica

Shelley Jackson, Oscar

Alexandra Maximova, Oscar

Patrick Guetti, Tom

Musa Ngqungwana, Samuel

Tito Capobianco, Regie

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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Don Quichotte victorious at Philadelphia Academy

Gale Martin, 2nd March

As the legend goes, a noble cavalier loses his battle with giant windmills. But the Academy of Vocal Arts wins big with their latest production, Jules Massenet’s melodic Don Quichotte.

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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.