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Flicka Shines in Lackluster East Coast Première

By Stephen Raskauskas, 11 June 2014
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“this opera, too, is not very memorable”
Reviewed at Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia on 8 June 2014
Programme
Gordon, A Coffin in Egypt
Performers
Opera Philadelphia
Houston Grand Opera
Timothy Myers, Conductor
Leonard Foglia, Director
Riccardo Hernandez, Costume Designer
Brian Nason, Lighting Designer
Frederica von Stade, Myrtle Bledsoe
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Stephen Raskauskas
Stephen Raskauskas
Stephen Raskauskas is passionate about the performing arts. As a performer, he has collaborated on productions acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, and holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago and Princeton University.