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Have you Subscribed to the 2009-2010 Opera at the Perelman Series?
The Reviews Are In:
The Opera Company of Philadelphia presented the company premiere of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia last weekend to critical and audience acclaim. Here’s what the press is saying: “For those who believe divine intervention works amid the chaos of the opera world, Opera Company of Philadelphia's production of The Rape of Lucretia seems meant to be. In its first solo foray into chamber opera at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater, the casting represents a harmonic convergence of the right singers in the right roles in the right theater.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer "From a musical standpoint, this Lucretia stands as one of the finest presentations from the OCP.... Conductor David Hayes led both his orchestra and his singers with expertise and passion. Tempi and rhythms coursed with dramatic energy..." -Chestnut Hill Local “Opera Company has taken an admirable risk by staging this provocative but troubled piece in ways that say chamber opera can be as artistically lush - and starry - as its grander counterparts.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford does the impossible in illuminating the emotions of Lucretia, and vocally, she communicates more than any text." -Edge Philadelphia “Time and again, the cast delivered great vocal subtleties and a detailed physical characterization that could never be heard in a larger hall.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer Read the full review in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Read a preview in The Philadelphia Inquirer Listen to Nathan Gunn on WHYY's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane" Read about soprano Karen Jesse in the City Paper
Have you Subscribed to the 2009-2010 Opera at the Perelman Series? With the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s first foray into presenting chamber opera in the intimate Perelman Theater drawing sell-out audiences, make sure that you’ve secured your tickets for next season’s Opera at the Perelman Series! Opera at the Perelman strives to expand repertoire choices with lesser-known works that audiences are anxious to explore -- and the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater is the perfect venue for these operas that are meant to be presented on an intimate scale. Next season, the Opera Company of Philadelphia gives its audiences the best of both worlds: Opera at the Academy features three grand-scale operas in the Academy of Music, and the newly-created Opera at the Perelman Series features two productions in the uniquely personal Perelman Theater.
Orphée & Eurydice Certain sections of this exciting new series are already sold out, so order now! And if you order your Opera at the Perelman Series AND add an Opera at the Academy Series, which features Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Tan Dun’s Tea: A Mirror of Soul, and Verdi’s La traviata, you’ll receive $10 off each Academy/Perelman Duo! |
June 11, 2009
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