At The Clark, joy, loud and rocking, from ‘Rome is Falling’
August 12, 2024
… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
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… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?
“It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be loud, and you’re going to love it.”
What really sets the theater apart, though, is its programming of world premiere after world premiere by top-shelf artists. Behind that is Winokur, 35, a Juilliard-trained dancer-turned-director who was a
“Zarabanda Variations” is a work in motion, emerging, expanding and deepening with each performance. The project is conceived and led by Scottish-born, U.S.-raised GoGwilt, member of American Modern Opera Company
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator.
Matthew Aucoin is hearing a lot of voices. In the shadow of the gathering climate crisis, the visionary American composer’s ambitious new work — a “synesthetic song cycle,” in his
Matthew Aucoin is hearing a lot of voices. In the shadow of the gathering climate crisis, the visionary American composer’s ambitious new work — a “synesthetic song cycle,” in his
Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems.
… it cemented its
effervescent, locomotive score and highlighted the creative genius of
Balliett’s truly omnivorous talent.
Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?
“It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be loud, and you’re going to love it.”
What really sets the theater apart, though, is its programming of world premiere after world premiere by top-shelf artists. Behind that is Winokur, 35, a Juilliard-trained dancer-turned-director who was a
“Zarabanda Variations” is a work in motion, emerging, expanding and deepening with each performance. The project is conceived and led by Scottish-born, U.S.-raised GoGwilt, member of American Modern Opera Company
The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”
Costanzo will be a rare figure in classical music: an artist in his prime who is also working as an administrator.
Matthew Aucoin is hearing a lot of voices. In the shadow of the gathering climate crisis, the visionary American composer’s ambitious new work — a “synesthetic song cycle,” in his
Matthew Aucoin is hearing a lot of voices. In the shadow of the gathering climate crisis, the visionary American composer’s ambitious new work — a “synesthetic song cycle,” in his
Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems.
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