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The Opera Company of Philadelphia's Opera at the Academy series, featuring Madama Butterfly, Tea: A Mirror of Soul, and La traviata, take place at the historic Academy of Music, located on the southwest corner of Broad and Locust Streets, four blocks south of City Hall.

The Opera at the Perelman series, featuring the Kimmel Center Presents Curtis Opera Theatre's production of Antony & Cleopatra and OCP's Orphée & Eurydice take place at the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Broad and Spruce Streets.

It is suggested that you arrive 30 minutes before the performance. Please be sure to leave ample time to account for weather, traffic conditions, and parking when traveling to the Academy of Music. Out of respect for the artists and the patrons already seated, latecomers will be seated only during appropriate breaks in the performance or at the intermission. Click here to learn more about the latecomer policy.

Estimated Running Times

Worried about catching the last train or making a dinner reservation? Below are the estimated running times for each of our 2009-2010 productions. Please remember that these are only estimates and that times may vary slightly. Madama Butterfly:  3 hours
Tea: A Mirror of Soul:  2 hours
Antony & Cleopatra:  2 hours
La traviata:  3 hours
Orphée & Eurydice:  1 hour, 45 minutes