Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: A Celebration of Women in Song
Part of The Arts on Center Stage Series
Dilworth Park
1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Opera Philadelphia returns to Dilworth Park with a FREE concert of music written and performed by women!
Sixteen women from the Opera Philadelphia Chorus will perform a variety of solos, duets, and ensemble selections from opera, musical theater, and more. Expect a variety of music from female composers as well as male-composed songs for strong female characters, like Bizet’s Carmen and Violetta from Verdi’s La traviata, plus a few surprises! Composers featured include Philadelphia’s own Jennifer Higdon, Sara Bareilles, and Marsha Norman (The Secret Garden).
While at Dilworth Park, enjoy a special menu from the Air Grille, and cocktails made with Maker’s Mark bourbon and Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer will be available for purchase to guests 21 and older to enjoy within designated areas in the park. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets or chairs, as seating is limited.
Visit the Opera Philadelphia table that night and discover more about our next event, An Evening of Vocal Fireworks! (Thursday, August 26 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts)
Dilworth Park
Dates are in 2021.
| Wed, Aug 18 | 5:30 p.m. |
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better: A Celebration of Women in Song
The Women of the Opera Philadelphia Chorus
Introduction
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better," arr. Anita Kerr
Chorus
I. Love Songs
"I Want to Die While You Love Me," by Rosephanye Powell
Chorus
Cigarette Chorus, from Carmen
Chorus
"In His Eyes," from Jekyll & Hyde
Noel Graves-Williams and Megan McFadden
"How Could I Ever Know," from The Secret Garden
Jessica Murphy
"Gracia Mia," by Enrique Granados
Paula Rivera
"Fable," from The Light in the Piazza
Jorie Moss
II. Deep in thought
"Sous le dôme épais" (The Flower Duet), from Lakmé
Paula Rivera and Jessica Matthews
"Send in the Clowns," from A Little Night Music
Evelyn Santiago
"She Used to Be Mine," from Waitress
Megan McFadden
"A Quiet Moment," by Jennifer Higdon
Chorus
III. Strong women
"Una Voce poco fa," from The Barber of Seville
Marissa Chalker
"Quando m’en vo’," from La bohème
Christine Nass
"Non piu mesta," from La Cenerentola
Annalise Dzwonczyk
"Noi Siamo Zingarelle," from La traviata
Chorus
IV. Politics (gender and otherwise)
"Now Wouldn’t You Like to Rule the Roost?" from Princess Ida
Ellen Peters and Marissa Chalker
"Ricevete, oh padroncina," from The Marriage of Figaro
Chorus
"Refugee Blues," by Elisabeth Lutyens
Robin Bier
"March of the Women," by Ethyl Smyth
Chorus
V. Some beautiful music to end on
"He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands," arr. Margaret Bonds
Julie-Ann Green
"Hold Fast to Dreams," by Susan LaBarr
Chorus