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PhiladelphiaMitridate, re di PontoNew production

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Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto, K87 (K74a)
Corrado Rovaris; Emma Griffin; Opera Philadelphia; Opera Philadelphia Orchestra; Lawrence Brownlee; Lauren Snouffer; Meredith Wohlgemuth

ViennaErmioneConcert performance

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Rossini: Ermione
Corrado Rovaris; ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Anastasia Bartoli; Carol García

PhiladelphiaLet 'em Eat Cake

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Gershwin: Let 'em Eat Cake
Corrado Rovaris; Zack Winokur; Opera Philadelphia

PhiladelphiaAidaNew production

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Verdi: Aida
Corrado Rovaris; Kaneza Schaal; Opera Philadelphia; Amy Rubin; Charlese Antoinette; Pablo Santiago; Opera Philadelphia Orchestra
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A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Jonghyun Park (The Stranger) and Susanne Burgess (Thorn Rose) © Steven Pisano
A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.
**111
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A didactic Decameron: The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia

Emi Ferguson, Kangmin Justin Kim (The Painter) and Anthony Roth Costanzo (The Poet) © Steven Pisano
Conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl, this high-handed pasticcio sets the climate crisis to a soundtrack of Vivaldi.
***11
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A long, strange trip: Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims

Scott Conner (Lord Sidney) © Steven Pisano
The intrepid company brings Damiano Michieletto’s well-traveled production of a Rossini rarity to the US for the first time. 
***11
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The Listeners: daring psychological thriller at Opera Philadelphia

Nicole Heaston (Claire) and Lindsey Reynolds (Ashley) © Steven Pisano
The new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek draws on cult mindsets and conspiracy theories but smartly avoids sensationalism. 
****1
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Quinn Kelsey triumphs in Opera Philadelphia's Simon Boccanegra

Quinn Kelsey (Simon Boccanegra) © Steven Pisano
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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La bohème (in reverse) in Philadelphia

Kara Goodrich (Mimì) and Joshua Blue (Rodolfo) © Steven Pisano
Yuval Sharon's La bohème for Opera Philadelphia proves a mix of great singing and disorienting navigation. 
****1
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