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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?

18 Sep 2019
Education

Inspiring the next generation of opera stars

13 Sep 2019
Festival

What Makes Us Click: Notes on Denis & Katya

Composer and Librettist's Notes for Denis & Katya

12 Sep 2019
Festival

Let Me Die Creator's Note

11 Sep 2019
Education

Giving voice to the youth of Philadelphia

10 Sep 2019
Festival

A Conversation with Corrado

A Q&A with Jack Mulroney Music Director Corrado Rovaris reflecting on his 20...

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

5 Aug 2019
Performance

The Struggle for Three Oranges

Prokofiev's improbable path to an opera premiere in America

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