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.
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 Pla…
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…
Gail Obenreder previews the second half of April's classical music offerings, including performances by Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Variant Six, and more.
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…
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.
Gail Obenreder previews classical music happening in the first half of April in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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.
Gail Obenreder previews more of the classical music offerings in and around the city in March.
Gail Obenreder rounds up the upcoming classical music offerings in the Philadelphia area for the first part of March 2023.
More classical music offerings for the month of February, including the new Grammy Award winners Philadelphia Orchestra. Gail Obenreder previews.
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…
Gail Obenreder previews the first half of February's classical music offerings in and around the city of Philadelphia.
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.
Gail Obenreder rounds up even more January classical music offerings in and around the city.
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 century…
Gail Obenreder previews this month's upcoming classical music performances in the area, with offerings from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Artcinia, and more.
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 Obenrede…
Decking the halls with holiday concerts throughout December in the Philadelphia area. Gail Obenreder previews.
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.
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…
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.
Does the legendary play Arsenic and Old Lace hold up for today's audiences? Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder looks at a few of the musical offerings to brighten up any gray days.
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…