Opera Philadelphia to Continue Pick Your Price Initiative

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Opera Philadelphia’s 2025-2026 Season, the first curated by General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo, will continue to feature tickets for as low as $11 or a higher price of your choosing. This will be the second year the company implements the successful Pick Your Price initiative. In the first year of the program, tickets for Opera Philadelphia’s entire season {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

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Opera Philadelphia has announced a cast change for its production of “Don Giovanni.” The company said that Timothy Murray has withdrawn from the title role due to illness. As a result, Sidney Outlaw will join the cast singing the title role, and his performances will be underwritten by Sheila Kessler. Outlaw first performed the role of Don Giovanni just one year {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Announces 6 Showcases for 2025-26 Season

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Opera Philadelphia has announced its 2025-26 season. First up is the 50th anniversary gala “Vox Ex Machina.” It will feature a unique use of technology described as a singer’s aria becoming “a physical painting in real time before the audience’s eyes.” Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2025 Damiano Michieletto will direct “Il Viaggo a Reims” in its Philadelphia premiere. The opera stars {…}

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Timothy Murray Lead Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Don Giovanni’

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Opera Philadelphia is set to close its 2024-2025 season with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The opera will be performed at the historic Academy of Music in a new production led by American stage director Alison Moritz. Jack Mulroney Music Director Corrado Rovaris will lead the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra, with Elizabeth Braden leading the Opera Philadelphia Chorus. In a statement, Moritz said, “Working on this {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Unveils Lineup of Events Ahead of ‘The Anonymous Lover’ Production

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Opera Philadelphia is gearing up for its production of “The Anonymous Lover” with a series of community events. Prior to the opening of the production on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 2025, the company will screen the 2022 film “Chevalier,” which explores the life of Joseph Bologne, the composer of “The Anonymous Lover.” The showcase is set for 7 p.m. {…}

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Opera Philadelphia to Present ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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Opera Philadelphia returns to the historic Academy of Music in January with the company premiere of Joseph Bologne’s “The Anonymous Lover.” The 1780 opera will be performed on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 2025 and is widely known as Bologne’s only surviving opera. This company premiere stars soprano Symone Harcum in her Opera Philadelphia debut as Léontine, tenor Travon D. Walker {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Among Grantees From Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

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Opera Philadelphia and the Crossing are among the grantees from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. The grants awarded a total $10.2 million to 39 Philadelphia-area cultural organizations and artists, including $3.5 million to help ensure the future of several of the most prominent institutions in the city and $1 million in unrestricted fellowships to 12 local artists. The {…}

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Opera Philadelphia Unveils Unique Pricing Strategy for 2024-25 Season

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(Photo courtesy of Opera Philadelphia) Opera Philadelphia has announced that every seat at every show will be $11 or “Pick Your Price.” The new price is officially available now for all productions throughout the 2024-25 season. In explaining his reason for the strategy, newly minted General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia Anthony Roth Costanzo noted that “price can be a {…}

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Metropolitan Opera & Opera Philadelphia Lead Works & Process’ 2024 Fall Season

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The fall 2024 Works & Process season has been announced. The events will take place at the Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan West, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Here is a look at the operatic events. The Metropolitan Opera will present “Grounded” by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant. The event will highlight parts of the opera which {…}

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Opera Philadelphia to Continue Pick Your Price Initiative

Opera Philadelphia Announces Cast Change for ‘Don Giovanni’

Opera Philadelphia Announces 6 Showcases for 2025-26 Season

Timothy Murray Lead Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Don Giovanni’

Opera Philadelphia Unveils Lineup of Events Ahead of ‘The Anonymous Lover’ Production

Opera Philadelphia to Present ‘The Anonymous Lover’

Opera Philadelphia Among Grantees From Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Opera Philadelphia Unveils Unique Pricing Strategy for 2024-25 Season

Metropolitan Opera & Opera Philadelphia Lead Works & Process’ 2024 Fall Season