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The Opera Blog

23 Sep 2019
Festival

Aren’t you performing, too?

Did some suspect it was all an act, put on just for the camera?

21 Sep 2019
Festival

Curtains: Why does opera have a historic fascination with death?

13 Sep 2019
Festival

What Makes Us Click: Notes on Denis & Katya

12 Sep 2019
Festival

Let Me Die Creator's Note

Program Note from Joseph Keckler

10 Sep 2019
Festival

A Conversation with Corrado

19 Aug 2019
Festival

Q & A with Joseph Keckler on the Intersection of Life, Death, and Opera

12 Aug 2019
Festival

Exploring the Collision of Human Desire and Immortal Beings

Opera Philadelphia's production of Semele explores the collision of human...

5 Aug 2019
Performance

The Struggle for Three Oranges

29 Jul 2019
Festival

He Clicked on a Story in His Newsfeed. You Won't Believe What Happened Next!

3 Oct 2018
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Relive Festival O18

Relive the experience of Festival O18 – 11 days of operatic happenings across...

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