Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans, a 1716 oratorio about Judith and Holofernes that premiered with a famous all-women Venetian ensemble, is little-know today. Philly’s baroque orchestra reviv…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:56PMWednesday, March 13, 2024
Classical music happening in the Philadelphia area this week, including performances from Piffaro, Artcinia, The Crossing, and Opera Philadelphia. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:43PMWednesday, March 6, 2024
Classical music in March in the Philly area is abundant, with performances from Brandywine Baroque, Curtis Symphony, and an entire festival dedicated to celebrating organ music. Gail Obenred…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:38PMTuesday, February 27, 2024
Filament, a young early-music trio of violin, viola de gamba, and harpsichord, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a concert of crystalline and perfectly balanced music at Gloria Dei Churc…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:44PMMonday, February 26, 2024
Delaware Theatre Company’s new production of Always… Patsy Cline, with spot-on casting and design, feels like a night in the company of the real country-music legend. Gail Obenreder revi…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:41PMWednesday, February 21, 2024
More classical music happening in and around the city in the coming weeks of February and early March. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:01PMMonday, February 19, 2024
A new exhibition at the Science History Institute explores how and why we naturally colored our clothes, bodies, and environments for millennia—and what changed when we created color in a …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:01PMWednesday, February 7, 2024
More classical music in February, including offerings from the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Lyric Fest, Delaware Symphony Chamber Orchestra, and more. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:40PMWednesday, January 24, 2024
Leaving January (with a few concerts) and starting February with plenty of music to take in. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:32PMWednesday, January 17, 2024
Previewing the year’s first upcoming musical performances in the area, including offerings from Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Penn Live Arts, and more. Gail Obenred…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:39AMWednesday, December 13, 2023
The final Classical Interludes of the year features offerings from the Crossing, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Lyric Fest, Choral Arts, and a performance with over 100 tuba players. Gai…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PMTuesday, December 12, 2023
Piffaro celebrates the season by treating audiences to Christmas in Southern Germany, an uplifting and accessible multi-instrumental deep dive into sacred works of the 16th and 17th century.…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:04PMMonday, December 11, 2023
As an American-style panto, this ebullient, exceptional production of Peter at the Starcatcher from Delaware Theatre Company is a welcome respite from endless Christmas Carols. Gail Obenrede…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:03PMWednesday, December 6, 2023
Holiday cheer, community carols, and the return of the “Silent Night” Sing-in highlight the month. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:56PMTuesday, November 21, 2023
The Delaware Art Museum has the biggest collection of British Pre-Raphaelite artworks outside the UK, and this exhibition, which opened at Tate Britain and now lands stateside, honors the ra…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:28PMWednesday, November 15, 2023
Another serving of November classical music offerings popping up in the Greater Philadelphia area. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:35PMTuesday, November 14, 2023
The Delaware Symphony Orchestra continues its 2023-24 season with guest conductor Michelle Di Russo, who programmed her ideal concert with Joaquín Rodrigo, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and more…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:36PMTuesday, November 7, 2023
Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware continues its season with In the Heat of the Night, a world-class whodunit that doesn’t shy away from its story’s disturbing roots…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:13PMWednesday, November 1, 2023
November classical music offerings throughout the Philadelphia area, featuring performances from Articinia, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and music at the Woodlands. Gail Obenreder pre…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:01PMMonday, October 30, 2023
Ann Lowe, a Black American designer, should have been as famous as the 20th-century French couturiers who are household names today. A new exhibition at Winterthur charts her remarkable sart…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:22PMWednesday, October 18, 2023
Gail Obenreder previews the second half of October’s classical music performances, including events for devotees of the organ at Longwood Gardens and Kimmel Cultural Campus.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:16PMMonday, October 9, 2023
Tales of long ago find inspiration right at hand in Delaware Shakespeare’s vibrant Community Tour production of the rarely produced Cymbeline. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:13PMWednesday, October 4, 2023
The first half of October features performances by OperaDelaware, Choral Arts, Lyric Fest, Piffaro, and Delaware Symphony. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:09PMTuesday, September 26, 2023
Delaware Theatre Company opens the season with a bang of eight doors in the ever-popular, ever-challenging backstage farce Noises Off. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:01PMDelaware’s Resident Ensemble Players open its 15th season with Vita & Virginia, a chamber production exploring a historic intellectual and romantic affair in an era of letters. Gail Ob…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:40PMMonday, September 25, 2023
Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O23 features the Philly premiere of Grammy-winning Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman’s Unholy Wars, with artistic triumph in every detail. Gail Obenred…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:51PMTuesday, September 19, 2023
The Crossing choir opens its new season with Crickets in Our Backyard, featuring world premieres by Tania León and Ayanna Woods, and an “indoor premiere” by Wang Lu. Gail Obenreder revi…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:13PMMonday, August 28, 2023
Andrew Wyeth is not widely known as an abstract artist, but maybe he should be. A beautifully configured exhibition at the Brandywine Museum of Art looks closer. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:30AMMonday, July 24, 2023
North Wilmington’s Rockwood Park, with its own alleged hauntings, makes an appropriately chilling setting for Delaware Shakespeare’s summer outing with The Scottish Play. Gail Obenreder …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:51PMWednesday, July 5, 2023
Curating the hottest classical music events in the area this month, including those from OperaDelaware, Academy of Vocal Arts, and a performance of Black Metropolis. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:45PMMonday, June 19, 2023
Brandywine Museum of Art presents the first major Joseph Stella exhibition in more than 30 years, proving this pioneering, imaginative modernist’s ongoing importance. Gail Obenreder review…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:13PM 
