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Have You Subscribed to the 2008-2009 Season? FIDELIO Designer Jun Kaneko Featured in NY Public Art Exhibit! Subscribers Have Exclusive Access to Curtis Opera Theatre's WOZZECK Until 8/18!
Have You Subscribed to the 2008-2009 Season? The Opera Company of Philadelphia's 2008-2009 Season, which The Philadelphia Inquirer called "fearless," is on sale and selling fast! The exciting line-up features five operas, three major new productions, a host of international artists, and the first-ever, star-studded OCP production at the Perelman Theater.
Subscribers to the 2008-2009 Season receive a savings of up to 20% over purchasing operas individually! Subscribe to all five operas now by calling Subscriber Services at 215-732-8400, or purchase online with reduced service fees, and lock in your special moments for the upcoming cultural season. World-Renowned Artist Jun Kaneko, FIDELIO Designer, Featured in NY Public Art Exhibit
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Only Subscribers Have Access to In its first fully staged Philadelphia performance since its American premiere here in 1931, Alban Berg's Wozzeck is wrought with emotionally gripping music and drama that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. The story of a soldier whose dark life is spiraling out of his grasp, Wozzeck stars Tony Award-winning Broadway star and Curtis Institute alumnus Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!, Young Frankenstein) in the title role alongside the rising stars of the Curtis Opera Theatre. Maestro Corrado Rovaris leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in this new production directed by Emma Griffin and designed by David Zinn. Only Opera Company of Philadelphia subscribers have exclusive access to this much-anticipated, limited-availability classical music event running March 13, 15 & 18, 2009. Subscribe now in order to purchase your Wozzeck tickets today!
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July 25, 2008
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The Opera Company’s 2008-2009 Season kicks off with a stunning, newly-designed Fidelio (pictured in preliminary sketch, lower right), conceived by director Robert Driver and celebrated artist Jun Kaneko. But before the Academy of Music curtain rises this October, the works of this internationally-recognized artist can be seen on the streets of New York City. Kaneko’s sculptures are currently on display through November as part of the New York City Parks Public Art Program. Three of the artist’s largest sculptures, each entitled HEAD (2004 to 2007), have been installed in the landscaped medians of Park Avenue at 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Streets. Previously exhibited artists include Keith Haring, Fernando Botero, Bernar Venet, Donna Dennis, and Robert Indiana.
In March 2008, audiences packed the Perelman Theater for a groundbreaking new initiative between Curtis Opera Theatre, Kimmel Center Presents and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. Curtis Opera Theatre’s Philadelphia premiere of Ainadamar left audiences breathless, paving the way for an equally mesmerizing operatic collaboration in 2009.