Opera Philadelphia's Unholy Wars creates a dialogue with Monteverdi

Karim Sulayman and John Taylor Ward

Raha Mirzadegan with dancer Coral Dolphin

Coral Dolphin and Karim Sulayman

John Taylor Ward, Raha Mirzadegan and Karim Sulayman

Par Cameron Kelsall, 24 septembre 2023

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“suggests a dreamworld between the reality of battle and the idealized vision of love”

Critique faite à Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Philadelphia, le 23 septembre 2023

compositeurs divers, Unholy Wars

Opera Philadelphia

Kevin Newbury, Mise en scène

David C. Woolard, Costumes

Jennifer Fok, Lumières

Opera Philadelphia Orchestra

Rick Jacobsohn, Son

Michael Salvatore Commendatore, Projection Designs

Julie Andrijeski, Direction musicale

Ebony Williams, Chorégraphie

Mourad Kevork, Arts visuels

Karim Sulayman, Ténor

Raha Mirzadegan, Soprano

John Taylor Ward, Basse

Coral Dolphin, Danse

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd April

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

**111

Opera by committee: Opera Philadelphia premieres Complications in Sue

Cameron Kelsall, 4th February

Opera Philadelphia commissions ten composers to tell the story of an ordinary woman's idiosyncratic march from cradle to tomb.

****1

A didactic Decameron: The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 20th December

Conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl, this high-handed pasticcio sets the climate crisis to a soundtrack of Vivaldi.

***11

A long, strange trip: Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims

Cameron Kelsall, 19th September

The intrepid company brings Damiano Michieletto’s well-traveled production of a Rossini rarity to the US for the first time.

***11

The Listeners: daring psychological thriller at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 25th September

The new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek draws on cult mindsets and conspiracy theories but smartly avoids sensationalism.

****1

Quinn Kelsey triumphs in Opera Philadelphia's Simon Boccanegra

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd September

In his role debut as the Genoan Doge, the American baritone continues to burnish his bona fides as the premier Verdi baritone of his generation.

****1

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.