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A celebration of operatic death(s) in Philadelphia.

Alessandro Talevi production for Festival O has sight gags and vaudeville tricks aplenty and features splendid voices in a fine cast. 

James Darrah stages Handel's sensual oratorio for Festival O, a feast of wonderful singing. 

Chaotic staging detracts from imaginative pairing of Poulenc's songs with his one-act, one-performer opera. 

Top-notch singers and some sensitive direction almost make up for Laurent Pelly's frustrating Opera Philadelphia production. 

A remarkable opera about Alzheimer’s mesmerizes audience thanks to two extraordinary women “d’un certain age”.