Press Releases

Opera Company of Philadelphia, in Collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group, Announces Second Round of Composer In Residence Program 01-19-2012 Media Advisory on Labor Negotiations Between Kimmel Center and IATSE Affecting CARMEN 10-01-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia, in Collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group, Names Lembit Beecher as First Composer In Residence 09-13-2011 Opera Company Announces Balanced Budget for 2010-2011 Season 09-06-2011 Opera Company Opens the Season with CARMEN Simulcast on Independence Mall 09-02-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia Announces New Co-Commissions with The Santa Fe Opera from Higdon and Morrison for American Repertoire Program 08-10-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia Presents U.S. Premiere of Hans Werner Henze's Phaedra at the Perelman 06-01-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia Presents Starring International Cast in Puccini’s Masterpiece Tosca 04-13-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia, in Collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group, Announces First Collaborative U.S. Operatic Composer In Residence Program 03-24-2011 The Curtis Opera Theatre Performs Janáček’s “Cunning Little Vixen” March 16, 18, and 20 03-04-2011 David B. Devan Appointed General Director of Opera Company of Philadelphia 02-08-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia Announces 2011-2012 Season 02-07-2011 Opera Company of Philadelphia Hosts PNC Arts Alive Family Day at the Opera on February 12 01-26-2011 Opera Company Presents Contemporary, Fashion-Based New Production of Gounod’s Romeo & Juliet in February 01-24-2011 OCP Co-Commissions a New American Opera by Nico Muhly 10-28-2010 Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates Second Annual National Opera Week 10-27-2010 Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates 35 Years with the Company Premiere of Verdi’s Grandscale Otello 09-01-2010 OCP Celebrates Season Finale with the Company Premiere of Gluck’s Rarely-Performed Orphée et Eurydice 06-02-2010 Glittering, Parisian Society Takes to the Stage in May with Lavish Production of Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA 04-12-2010 THE CURTIS OPERA THEATRE PERFORMS A SOLD-OUT RUN OF BARBER’S ‘ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA’ 03-04-2010 Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates 35 Years with 2010-2011 Season Featuring Anticipated Premieres and Star Company debuts 02-03-2010 The Opera Company of Philadelphia Presents the East Coast Premiere of Tea: A Mirror of Soul 01-26-2010 Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates First Annual National Opera Week 11-05-2009 Opera Company of Philadelphia Opens the Season with Jun Kaneko Production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly 09-18-2009 Announcing a Citywide Celebration of the Art of Jun Kaneko 09-09-2009 Opera Company Launches Inaugural Production in the Perelman Theater with Company Premiere of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia Starring Tamara Mumford, Nathan Gunn, William Burden & Karen Jesse 05-11-2009 A Delightful Double-Bill Comes to the Academy of Music with Ravel’s L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES and Puccini’s GIANNI SCHICCHI 03-25-2009 David B. Devan Appointed Executive Director of Opera Company of Philadelphia 03-31-2009 Opera Company of Philadelphia Announces 2009-2010 Season Featuring Five Thrilling Operas 01-27-2009 Puccini Masterpiece Turandot Returns to Opera Company of Philadelphia After Over 15 Years! 01-19-2009 Whimsical, Storybook Production of Rossini Comedy THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS Lights Up The Stage in November 10-24-2008 Opera Company of Philadelphia Opens the Season With a New Production of Beethoven’s FIDELIO 09-01-2008 Bellini Masterpiece NORMA Closes the Opera Company of Philadelphia 2007-2008 Season 02-22-2008 OPERA COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE 2008-2009 SEASON 01-30-2008 Cyrano Fever Abounds as Opera Company of Philadelphia Ramps Up for East Coast Premiere of Newly-Created Opera! 01-21-2008 East Coast Premiere of CYRANO Brings the Ultimate in Sweeping French Romance to Philadelphia in February 12-20-2007 OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF HANSEL AND GRETEL FEATURES FAMED PRODUCTION BY MAURICE SENDAK 11-13-2007 OPERA SEASON TAKES OFF WITH A THRILLING NEW PRODUCTION OF VERDI'S RIGOLETTO 09-18-2007 OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES THE EXHILARATING 2007-2008 SEASON 07-31-2007 SHAKESPEARE & VERDI MAKE FOR COMIC SEASON FINALE WITH FALSTAFF AT OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA 04-02-2007 THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES THE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF OSVALDO GOLIJOV’S GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING AINADAMAR 03-15-2007 OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS PORGY AND BESS 01-30-2007 Opera Company Hosts Fifth Annual Academy of Music Open House: Free to the Public on February 10th 01-30-2007 Opera Company, Art Sanctuary and New Freedom Theatre Present Hip H'Opera: A Pilot Literacy and Music-Based After School Program 01-30-2007 Opera Company of Philadelphia Announces February 2008 East Coast Premiere of New Opera CYRANO by David DiChiera and Bernard Uzan 01-04-2007 Opera Company of Philadelphia Announces Artists for 2008 East Coast Premiere of CYRANO 01-04-2007 2006-2007 Opera Company Season Announcement 01-04-2007