The Academy Of Vocal Arts to Present A CELEBRATION OF OPERA!

AVA will present A Celebration of Opera! - an opera concert of exciting opera moments. Since the Academy of Vocal Arts' (AVA) last live opera performance in February 2020, we felt the most appropriate way to kick off our new season would be with a concert of opera favorites! A Celebration of Opera! will feature Act III of Verdi's Rigoletto, Act II of Puccini's La bohème, and ensembles from Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Ambroise Thomas' Mignon, Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow, Beethoven's Fidelio, and Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville).

In addition to being performed by AVA's award-winning Resident Artists, A Celebration of Opera! features many members of the AVA community participating in various ways. The AVA Opera Orchestra will be conducted by AVA's Jeannine B. Cowles Music Director Maestro Christofer Macatsoris and additional AVA faculty members. Alumnus Richard Troxell ('92) will be the concert's stage director.

This is a wonderful opportunity for both opera lovers and opera newcomers to be immersed into the melodies written by some of classical music's most famous composers.

Conductors:

· Christofer Macatsoris

· Audrey Saint-Gil

· David Antony Lofton

· Richard A. Raub

· Robert Kahn, guest conductor

There will be multiple opportunities for audiences to see this concert throughout the region:

· November 12 and 13, 2021 at Perelman Theater on the Kimmel Cultural Campus

· November 14, 2021 at The Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University

· November 20, 2021 at Central Bucks South High School in Warrington, Bucks County

· November 30, 2021 at Centennial Hall at The Haverford School

Join Team BroadwayWorld

Are you an avid theatergoer in Philadelphia? We're looking for people like you to share your thoughts and insights with our readers. Team BroadwayWorld members get access to shows to review, conduct interviews with artists, and the opportunity to meet and network with fellow theatre lovers and arts workers.

Interested? Learn more here.

EgoPo To Present World Premiere Performances of Harlem Renaissance Novel PLUM BUN This April

EgoPo's 2022-2023 Harlem Renaissance Season, co-presented with Theatre in the X, will close with the world premiere theatrical staging of Jessie Redmon Fauset's Plum Bun in the month of her 141st birthday.

---

National Evening Of Science On Screen Brings Science To Cinemas Across The U.S.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Coolidge Corner Theatre announce the 2023 National Evening of Science on Screen, coming to cinemas across the nation on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. That evening, participating organizations will use one of the nation's favorite pastimes—going to the movies—to promote public understanding of science.

---

Philadelphia's Recording Artist Kevin Ross Prepares For Sold Out Concert At Philly's City Winery

Philadelphia native and national top charting R & B artist Kevin Ross is preparing for a sold out homecoming performance at Philly's City Winery on April 14, 2023.

---

Chefs Kaitlin Wines and Ryan Elmore of Mom-Mom's Kitchen Debut at Volvér on Kimmel Cultural Campus

Chef Jose Garces welcomes Kaitlin Wines and Ryan Elmore of Mom-Mom’s Kitchen as the next Chefs in Residency at Volvér at the Kimmel Center.

---

More Hot Stories For You

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Lights Up Big Screen For April and May Films
March 24, 2023

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is once again lighting up its big screen for the Spring. Learn more about the full lineup here!

---

Philly Celebrates Jazz 2023 Comes to Chris' Jazz Cafe
March 24, 2023

Philly and the whole country is commemorating Jazz Appreciation Month in April which honors the sound, history, culture and the legends of an American music genre. Legendary venue Chris’ Jazz Café has earmarked Thursday, April 27th for a special celebration in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy’s Philly Celebrates Jazz 2023 calendar of jazz-inspired events.

---

Laurin Talese to Star in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL at Philadelphia Theatre Company
March 23, 2023

Philadelphia Theatre Company will produce Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, written by Lanie Robertson with musical arrangements by Danny Holgate. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

---

GASLIGHT, IT'S ONLY A PLAY & More Set for Act II Playhouse 2023-2024 Season
March 23, 2023

Act II Playhouse has announced its 2023-2024 season celebrating 25 years in Ambler.

---

Philadelphia Theatre Co Brings Billie Holiday Story to Life With LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL
March 23, 2023

Audiences are invited to step back in time to a seedy Philadelphia bar in 1959 for the final performance of jazz icon Billie Holiday. Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) is proud to produce Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, written by Lanie Robertson with musical arrangements by Danny Holgate.

---