Tuesday, May 2, 2023
David Amado and the Delaware Symphony closed the season with back-to-back Beethoven, a familiar yet thrilling performance to finish the maestro’s two-decade tenure. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:21PMMonday, April 24, 2023
For its first concert at Longwood Gardens, Lyric Fest honored Earth Day with a program inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s surprisingly sophisticated 1790 text, The Metamorphosis of P…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:57PMTuesday, April 18, 2023
Delaware Theatre Company closes its 43rd season with a thoughtful, inventive, and dazzling rendition of the classic musical with the triple-decker story, Man of La Mancha. Gail Obenreder rev…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:29AMWednesday, April 12, 2023
Gail Obenreder previews the second half of April’s classical music offerings, including performances by Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Variant Six, and more.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:28PMTuesday, April 11, 2023
This spring, Delaware Art Museum boasts a pair of striking but very different exhibitions: Our Red Planet: Anna Bogatin Ott, and Estampas de La Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collec…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:08AMTuesday, April 4, 2023
In a world of operas known for romance and tragedy, La traviata really delivers the romance and tragedy in this co-production of OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:18PMWednesday, March 29, 2023
Gail Obenreder previews classical music happening in the first half of April in the Greater Philadelphia area.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:35PMMonday, March 20, 2023
This new exhibition studies the way Andrew Wyeth saw his favorite buildings, honoring the artist’s abstract work, as well as the better-known representational. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PMWednesday, March 15, 2023
Gail Obenreder previews more of the classical music offerings in and around the city in March.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:01PMWednesday, March 1, 2023
Gail Obenreder rounds up the upcoming classical music offerings in the Philadelphia area for the first part of March 2023.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PMWednesday, February 15, 2023
More classical music offerings for the month of February, including the new Grammy Award winners Philadelphia Orchestra. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:09AMTuesday, February 7, 2023
After a decade at the helm of Delaware Theatre Company, Bud Martin says goodbye with an uproarious, perfectly orchestrated production of One Man, Two Guvnors, true to its commedia roots. Gai…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:53PMWednesday, February 1, 2023
Gail Obenreder previews the first half of February’s classical music offerings in and around the city of Philadelphia.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:21PMMonday, January 30, 2023
A thrilling performance from 21st-century bard Benjamin Bagby at Penn Live Arts brought the firelit mead-hall of Beowulf to modern audiences. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:01PMWednesday, January 18, 2023
Gail Obenreder rounds up even more January classical music offerings in and around the city.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:06PMTuesday, January 17, 2023
Philadelphia has a thriving and innovative musical scene, but that’s nothing new, as The Publick Pleasure proved at a Main Line Early Music concert highlighting favorites of the 18th centu…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:45PMWednesday, January 4, 2023
Gail Obenreder previews this month’s upcoming classical music performances in the area, with offerings from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Artcinia, and more.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:02PMTuesday, December 13, 2022
Piffaro’s much-anticipated holiday concert invites us to Christmas in Renaissance Italy this year, and will be available to stream as a recording for those celebrating at home. Gail Obenre…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PMWednesday, November 30, 2022
Decking the halls with holiday concerts throughout December in the Philadelphia area. Gail Obenreder previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:32PMMonday, November 28, 2022
What makes art American? PAFA explores this question in a major exhibition that spans 200 of our artistic years, debuting at home before a national tour. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:30PMTuesday, November 22, 2022
Sidelined by art history, the works of Evelyn and William De Morgan, a Victorian power couple who integrated their artistic practice with social advocacy, make a stunning debut. Gail Obenred…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:27AMMonday, November 14, 2022
A new exhibition from four artists at Brandywine River Museum balances artistry and polemics, merging the nature of the artist with the art of nature. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:50PMTuesday, November 8, 2022
Does the legendary play Arsenic and Old Lace hold up for today's audiences? Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:44PMWednesday, November 2, 2022
Gail Obenreder looks at a few of the musical offerings to brighten up any gray days.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:46PMTuesday, November 1, 2022
In its first live staging since 2019, OperaDelaware is back with Così fan tutte, Mozart and Da Ponte’s deceptively complex opera buffa, presented here in a rare, virtually uncut format. G…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:53PMMonday, October 17, 2022
This wandering, wide-ranging exhibition at The Delaware Contemporary is a rare extravaganza of diverse works all in one medium: glass. Gail Obenreder reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:58PMWednesday, October 12, 2022
Continuing our two-part look at October’s packed slate, Gail Obenreder looks at some of the many musical offerings in the second half of Arts and Culture Month.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:34PMTuesday, October 11, 2022
This touring Shakespearean reinvention turns Twelfth Night into a winning bilingual musical, integrating script, songs, English, and Spanish into a uniquely accessible and timely performance…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:30PMTuesday, October 4, 2022
Opera Philadelphia closed out Festival 022 with the premiere of Black Lodge, by composer David T. Little and librettist Anne Waldman, with live music by Timur and the Dime Museum and the Ope…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:23PMIn the spirit of passing the torch, the season opener for Philly’s illustrious Renaissance band celebrated 15th and 16th-century teachers and mentors who became musical colleagues. Gail Ob…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:52PMWednesday, September 28, 2022
Gail Obenreder previews upcoming music performances happening in the Philly area, including concerts from Orchestra 2001, Choral Arts, Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Viola Quartet, and more.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:36PM 
