Lewis Whittington writes about the performing and film arts for many publications. He is a renegade dance, theater and opera queen, a jazz-head and a civil activist.
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Margaret Mezzacappa (left) and Jan Cornelius in "Il Tabarro"Photo courtesy of the Academy of Vocal Arts
'Il Tabarro' and 'Suor Angelica' From the Academy of Vocal Arts
Perelman TheaterKimmel Center for the Performing Arts, PhiladelphiaJan. 23, 2011
Christofer Macatsoris, ...
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra.Photo by Jessica Griffin(See video clip below.)
Yannick of the North Returns to Philly’s Embrace, But…
Philadelphia OrchestraYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductorKimmel Center, PhiladelphiaJan. 8, 2011
Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is not officially taking over ...
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The Academy of Vocal Arts' Ghenady Meirsonwas musical director of the program.
Russian Romances
Academy of Vocal ArtsHelen Corning Warden Theater, PhiladelphiaDec. 14, 2010
www.avaopera.org
The Academy of Vocal Arts December Russian Romances program is always one of the ...
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Flutist Jeffrey Khaner soloed in both "Ballade forFlute" and "Poem for Flute"
Curtis Chamber Orchestra, 'Pulcinella' and other works
Perelman Theater, PhiladelphiaDec. 5, 2010
www.curtis.edu
Stravinsky’s 1920 ballet score “Pulcinella” resurfaces in concert halls eventually as an orchestral suite. ...
Theater
Left to right: Charlie DelMarcell, Peter DeLaurier and Sarah Sanford in Lantern Theater's "Uncle Vanya"Photo by Mark Garvin
Uncle Vanya
By Anton ChekhovEnglish translation by Mike PoultonDirected by Kathryn MacMillanLantern Theater Company, PhiladelphiaOct. 21 - Nov. 21, 2010
www.lanterntheater.org
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Dirk Brossé, music director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, conducting members of the ensemble
Barber/Puccini/Tchaikovsky—Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Dirk Brossé, music directorPerelman Theater, PhiladelphiaNov. 15, 2010
www.chamberorchestra.org
The Chamber Orchestra’s November concerts in the Perelman Theater had something ...
Dance
Koresh Dance Company
"Somewhere in Between" and "Benchtime Stories"Choreographed by Roni KoreshSuzanne Roberts TheatrePhiladelphiaOct. 31, 2010
www.koreshdance.org
Choreographer Roni Koresh has been moving more toward narrative and character-driven dance. Last year’s Evolution demonstrated how he avoids the pitfall ...
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Samuel Barber in his early 20s
Biography in Music — Samuel Barber
Lyric FestFirst Presbyterian Church, PhiladelphiaOct. 24
www.lyricfest.org
The Biography in Music series of Philly’s Lyric Fest not only strives to meticulously represent the lives of composers, it ...
Theater
Jacqueline Antaramian as Lady Macbeth and CJ Wilson as MacbethPhoto by Jim Roese
Macbeth
By William ShakespeareDirected by Blanka ZizkaThe Wilma Theater, PhiladelphiaThrough Nov. 13
www.wilmatheater.org(See video clip with Blanka Zizka below.)
"Macbeth," that most rueful of Shakespearean tragedies, ...
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Pianist Jeremy Denk performed Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Philadelphia OrchestraPhoto by Michael Robinson Chavez, Los Angeles TimesThe Philadelphia Orchestra with guest artist Jeremy DenkCharles Dutoit, conductorJeremy Denk, pianistVerizon Hall, PhiladelphiaOct. 8, 2010 New York-based pianist ...
