Now sleeps the crimson petal Now sleeps the crimson petal

Gregory Spears’s Sleepers Awake mystifies and delights at Opera Philadelphia.

By April 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Come and Gandhi Come and Gandhi

Led by a mesmerizing Anthony Roth Costanzo, Satyagraha at the Paris Opera dispenses with historical particularities for something for more elusive.

By April 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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In the garden of Eden In the garden of Eden

Gregory Spears, whose newest opera Sleepers Awake opens this week at Opera Philadelphia, is reviving Romanticism

By April 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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The arc of life The arc of life

The dazzling and deeply moving Complications in Sue bodes well for Anthony Roth Costanzo‘s stewardship of Opera Philadelphia.

By February 08, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Reduce, reuse, recycle Reduce, reuse, recycle

Global warming meets the cool factor in The Seasons.

By December 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Self-made woman Self-made woman

In the pursuit of clowning, Anthony Roth Costanzo’s Galas may have lost sight of “the seriousness of the theme.”

By September 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The turning point The turning point

The Comet/Poppea at this summer’s Running AMOC* festival at Lincoln Center is a thrilling, startling, deeply moving experience

By June 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Frick in the sheets Frick in the sheets

The Jupiter Ensemble with Lea Desandre and Anthony Roth Costanzo offers sleek and sexy HIP inaugurates the Frick Collection’s new Stephen A. Schwartzman Auditorium

By May 05, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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