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Philadelphia

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall, 22 April 2026

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

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Philadelphia

22 Apr 2026

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall

New York City

New York Philharmonic and Anthony Roth Costanzo explore identity in Spears premiere

By David Wolfson, 05 February 2022

A premiere and a rarity cap New York Philharmonic’s mini-festival “Authentic Selves: The Beauty Within” created in partnership with Artist-in-Residence, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.

***11

***11

New York City

05 Feb 2022

New York Phil and Costanzo explore identity in Spears premiere

By David Wolfson

Boston

Flawed Fellow Travelers at Boston Lyric Opera

By Kevin Wells, 13 November 2019

An opening night of Gregory Spears' opera is more like a dress rehearsal in Boston.

***11

***11

Boston

13 Nov 2019

Flawed Fellow Travelers at Boston Lyric Opera

By Kevin Wells

Chicago

Paranoia and duplicity in Lyric Opera of Chicago's Fellow Travelers

By Katherine Syer, 23 March 2018

Fellow Travelers is shot through with darkness, making for a chilling performance by Lyric Opera of Chicago.

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****1

Chicago

23 Mar 2018

Paranoia and duplicity in Lyric Opera of Chicago's Fellow Travelers

By Katherine Syer