Opera in the News This Fall! 10-22-2009 With a citywide celebration of the art of Jun Kaneko and a production of Madama Butterfly that garnered rave reviews, the Opera Company of Philadelphia has opened its 2009-2010 Season with a bang. OCP has been making headlines all fall, and here's a summary of what people have been saying: In print..."Even the savviest American opera companies have a devil of a time finding their way into 21st-century theater.... That's why OCP's new Madama Butterfly signifies more than just its own excellence - because it rises above so many missteps that have come before it." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "Director Cynthia Stokes evokes mythic resonances in the Opera Company’s Madame Butterfly, and soprano Ermonela Jaho gives a vocally and dramatically commanding performance in the title role. The striking set and lighting design complete this fresh and impressively conceived view of one of opera’s perennial classics."- Broad Street Review "As for opera’s most famous denouement, Kaneko’s art and Jaho’s Butterfly couldn’t fly higher and that had the audience pounding the Academy rafters."-Edge Philadelphia "...the finest, most consistently expert production the OCP has ever proffered since it was founded in 1976. It’s a resounding triumph both musically and theatrically -- and it shouldn’t be missed by anyone who loves Italian opera."-The Chestnut Hill Local "Kaneko's modern aesthetic differed from the elaborate stage design and costumes expected in a traditional opera, which allowed the vocal performance to have an even greater presence as the vibrant colors paralleled and intensified the vibrato and swelling sounds. "- Philly2Philly.com On screen...Madama Butterfly Fall 2009 Preview CBS-3's Pat Ciarrocchi Talks with Jun Kaneko and Roger Honeywell 6ABC's Karen Rogers Previews Madama Butterfly NBC10's Lori Wilson Meets Students at the Opera for The Sounds of Learning Listen online as WRTI's Susan Lewis does an in-depth feature on the art behind the production
With a citywide celebration of the art of Jun Kaneko and a production of Madama Butterfly that garnered rave reviews, the Opera Company of Philadelphia has opened its 2009-2010 Season with a bang. OCP has been making headlines all fall, and here's a summary of what people have been saying:
In print..."Even the savviest American opera companies have a devil of a time finding their way into 21st-century theater.... That's why OCP's new Madama Butterfly signifies more than just its own excellence - because it rises above so many missteps that have come before it." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Director Cynthia Stokes evokes mythic resonances in the Opera Company’s Madame Butterfly, and soprano Ermonela Jaho gives a vocally and dramatically commanding performance in the title role. The striking set and lighting design complete this fresh and impressively conceived view of one of opera’s perennial classics."- Broad Street Review
"As for opera’s most famous denouement, Kaneko’s art and Jaho’s Butterfly couldn’t fly higher and that had the audience pounding the Academy rafters."-Edge Philadelphia
"...the finest, most consistently expert production the OCP has ever proffered since it was founded in 1976. It’s a resounding triumph both musically and theatrically -- and it shouldn’t be missed by anyone who loves Italian opera."-The Chestnut Hill Local
"Kaneko's modern aesthetic differed from the elaborate stage design and costumes expected in a traditional opera, which allowed the vocal performance to have an even greater presence as the vibrant colors paralleled and intensified the vibrato and swelling sounds. "- Philly2Philly.com
On screen...Madama Butterfly Fall 2009 Preview
CBS-3's Pat Ciarrocchi Talks with Jun Kaneko and Roger Honeywell
6ABC's Karen Rogers Previews Madama Butterfly
NBC10's Lori Wilson Meets Students at the Opera for The Sounds of Learning
Listen online as WRTI's Susan Lewis does an in-depth feature on the art behind the production
