“The Love for Three Oranges” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Opera Philadelphia's recent production of Sergei Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" was a frothy, fun concoction, less an opera than a […]
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“We Shall Not Be Moved” at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) "We Shall Not Be Moved," which played at the Apollo Theater this week following its world premiere at Opera Philadelphia last month, is
“Elizabeth Cree” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) PHILADELPHIA, PA – "Elizabeth Cree," the new chamber opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell playing through
“Breaking the Waves” at Opera Philadelphia
By Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) PHILADELPHIA, PA – Sometimes art can depict the most repulsive aspects of the human condition, and still be deemed successful. Such is the
Charlie Parker’s Yardbird at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Saxophonist Charlie Parker was one of the seminal jazz musicians of the twentieth century, whose fast and furious improvisational style was the
“Oscar” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano Oscar Wilde once said early in his life: “Somehow or other I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious.” Well, Wilde was both. His fame as