281 stories by "Gail Obenreder"
An eloquent and moving new opera by Derrick Wang, premiering at OperaDelaware, honors the life of Hazel Ying Lee, a trailblazing Asian American WWII pilot. Gail Obenreder reviews.
More classical music happening in May 2025, including performances by Choral Arts, Tempesta di Mare, and a world premiere that honors the life of aviator Hazel Ying Lee. Gail Obenreder previ…
Music happening in the Philly area in the first half of May, including a few concerts for Mother's Day. Gail Obenreder previews.
Rounding up the second half of April with classical music performances in the Greater Philadelphia area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Tempesta di Mare reimagined Bach's Trio Sonatas, originally written for keyboards and often played on the organ, for chamber forces including recorder, violin, lute, harpsichord, and a surpr…
Classical music from Penn Live Arts, Orchestra 2001, Mendelssohn Chorus, and more scores April. Gail Obenreder previews.
Music from Piffaro, Franklin Quartet, Delaware Symphony, and more bring in the new season. Gail Obenreder previews.
A 19th century soiree, a premiere featuring an early music instrument, and exploring how music came to fill the city of Philadelphia. Gail Obenreder previews.
The enduringly popular memoir-turned-play Tuesdays with Morrie gets a thoughtful and sensitive production from Matt Silva, marking his last show in the role of artistic director at Delaware …
Wrapping up classical music performances happening in February throughout the Philly area. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy, a friend (and paramour?) of Benjamin Franklin, was famous in her time for her keyboard sonatas. Early music trio Filament gives her music a well-deserved modern …
Following a fourth Grammy award, The Crossing presented a concert in Chestnut Hill featuring the world premiere of Sebastian Currier's Mysterium and the North American premiere of Linda Catl…
Classical music performances in the greater Philadelphia area this February, with hints of Argentine tango and classics both contemporary and centuries old. Gail Obenreder previews.
Opera
Philadelphia, selling out the whole season after offering $11 tickets to
all, delighted a packed house with a faultless production of the only surviving
opera by an 18th-century genius…
Veteran musician, performer, and scholar Benjamin Bagby returns to Philly alongside French Medieval music ensemble Sequentia for a thrilling performance of Gregorius, The Holy Sinner. Gail O…
Music from familiar names, and a different kind of Curtain Call, are all in tow to close out the month of January and move into February. Gail Obenreder previews.
Philly vocal ensemble Variant 6 explored the classic combination of voice and organ, though with a rare focus on secular music, including a world premiere by Benjamin C.S. Boyle, who was in …
Music from East Passyunk Opera Project, Ama Deus Chamber Orchestra, Symphony in C, and more to open the new year in the Philly area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Holiday music outside of the (beloved) carols and Mariah Carey stratosphere happening in the Philly area this December. Gail Obenreder previews.
Great Arrangements by Dolce Suono made for a compelling afternoon of chamber music, featuring arrangements of well-known and less-well-known works that differed from the composer's original …
Classical music offerings from the first half of December in the Philly and the Greater area. Gail Obenreder previews.
In the first half of the 20th century, the music and culture of America's Jazz Age drove major social change. Now, a new exhibition at Delaware Art Museum captures the era's masterful illust…
Wood comes alive in The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick, now on view at the Brandywine Museum of Art. It's a rare chance to see the interdisciplinary artist's full oeuvre outside his histo…
LyricFest, Delaware Symphony, the Fairmount String Quartet and others close out November with classical offerings in the Philly area. Gail Obenreder previews.
Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware takes on Tom Stoppard's rarely produced Rough Crossing, but it's choppy seas, despite a cast that is well-known for excellent farce. G…
