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This civic experiment, comprised of eleven days of opera and citywide events, transforms Philadelphia into an urban stage where diverse audiences gather to share an experience and amplify human connectedness.
Lucia di Lammermoor
Sky on Swings (World Premiere)
Ne Quittez Pas (A reimagined La voix humaine)
Glass Handel (World Premiere Production)
Queens of the Night
Fridays at Field
Best Festival Nominee
Discounts are available for groups of ten or more. Please call Guest Services at 215.732.8400 for additional information.
Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor
September 21–30 | Academy of Music
New Production
A seductively beautiful and deeply disturbing tale of love unhinged that escalates to one of the most haunting mad scenes in all of opera. Starring Brenda Rae.
Beecher/Moscovitch
Sky on Swings
September 20–29 | Perelman Theater
World Premiere
Is there grace in forgetting? Can time's cruel and random destruction of memory also produce fleeting moments of happiness and love? Starring Frederica von Stade and Marietta Simpson.
A reimagined La voix humaine
Ne Quittez Pas
September 22–30 | Theatre of Living Arts
New Production and Company Premiere
An intimate performance of French art and cabaret songs is followed by Poulenc's La voix humaine, one of opera's most powerful monodramas. Starring Patricia Racette.
G.F. Handel & Philip Glass
Glass Handel
September 22 (preview), 23, 30 | The Barnes Foundation
World Premiere Production
Superstar countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and luxury multimedia company Visionaire create an hour-long operatic art installation, featuring luminaries from the worlds of art, fashion, dance, and film.
Cabaret Nights and Dito & Aeneas
Queens of the Night
September 24, 25, 28 | Theatre of Living Arts
A Royally Ramped-Up Revival
Pomp, pageantry, and bawdy ballads await, courtesy of co-hosts Blythely Oratonio (Stephanie Blythe) and Martha Graham Cracker (Dito van Reigersberg).
Recital Series
Fridays at Field
September 21 & 28 | Field Concert Hall
Hear tomorrow's stars on today's stage, as members of Opera Philadelphia's Emerging Artists Program from the Curtis Institute of Music perform in recital. Co-presented with the Curtis Institute of Music.
Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream
February 8–17, 2019 | Academy of Music
U.S. Production Premiere
Robert Carsen's celebrated and jovial adaptation of Shakespeare's popular comedy follows a throng of characters as they get tangled in love triangles, mistaken identities, and alarming transformations.
Puccini
La bohème
April 26–May 5, 2019 | Academy of Music
Beloved Revival
This popular revival of Puccini's romantic blockbuster features sets inspired by masterpieces from the Barnes Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Casting, program, schedule, and pricing subject to change without notice.
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The Academy of Music and Perelman Theater part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts