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Venue: Academy of Music, Philadelphia

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Address240 S Broad St
Philadelphia
PA PA 19102
United States
Google maps39° 56' 52.913" N 75° 9' 54.566" W
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PhiladelphiaLet 'em Eat Cake

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

PhiladelphiaAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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Various: Mixed Programme
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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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Succession as seria: Mitridate opens Opera Philadelphia season

Brenda Rae (Aspasia) and Lawrence Brownlee (Mitridate) © Dominic Mercier
Mozart's early opera showcases the vocal prowess of an internationally renowned cast, including Lawrence Brownlee and Anthony Roth Costanzo.
***11
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A triumphant Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet

Thays Golz and Zecheng Liang of Philadelphia Ballet in Romeo and Juliet by Juliano Nunes © Alexander Iziliaev
Juliano Nunes’ Romeo and Juliet for Philadelphia Ballet works on all fronts: as a visual spectacle with highly original choreography and as a vehicle for cultivating memorable performances.
****1
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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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Philadelphia Ballet’s The Merry Widow: a Belle Époque dream

Yuka Iseda, Ashton Roxander and Russell Ducker in Ronald Hynd's The Merry Widow © Alexander Iziliaev
The Philadelphia Ballet transported audiences back to Belle Époque Paris with The Merry Widow, set to Franz Lehár’s beloved score (adapted by John Lanchbery) and Ronald Hynd’s spectacular choreography.
****1
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Opera by committee: Opera Philadelphia premieres Complications in Sue

Justin Vivian Bond (Sue) © Steven Pisano
Opera Philadelphia commissions ten composers to tell the story of an ordinary woman's idiosyncratic march from cradle to tomb.
****1
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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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