OCP’s 2009 production of Puccini's Turandot.
The Opera Company of Philadelphia is the city’s professional opera producer, performing at the historic Academy of Music, and now the contemporary and intimate Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center. Established in 1975, the Opera Company produces an exciting blend of repertoire and is considered home to many of opera’s brightest singers, directors, and conductors.
For the 2009-2010 Season, the Opera Company has crafted two series to appeal to your tastes: Opera at the Academy and Opera at the Perelman. The Opera at the Academy Series features three grandscale operas in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia’s glorious and time-honored opera house. The series opens in October with Puccini’s heartbreaking classic Madama Butterfly, brought to life in a stunning and acclaimed production by designer Jun Kaneko that marries the classic with the contemporary. The series continues in February with the East Coast Premiere of Tan Dun’s Tea: A Mirror of Soul, a feast for the senses in a contemporary opera that blends Western lyricism and Asian influence in a breathtaking union by the Oscar and Grammy-winning composer who created the soundtrack for the feature film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In the spring, the Opera Company mounts Verdi’s unforgettable La Traviata, a visual and musical tour de force featuring rapturous arias and exuberant choral moments.
The Company’s new Opera at the Perelman Series features myths and legends that have been passed from one generation to the next in the intimate Perelman Theater, which provides a uniquely personal platform for these exciting chamber works. In March, Kimmel Center Presents Curtis Opera Theatre’s production of Antony and Cleopatra to commemorate the year when the composer – and Curtis Institute of Music alumnus – would have turned 100. The 2009-2010 Season later features the Opera Company premiere of Gluck’s Orphée & Eurydice in a new production filled with stirring melodies of love, longing, and redemption.
We hope you’ll join us for a wonderful sampling of all of the art forms—orchestral splendor, rousing choral work, powerful solo artists, dazzling costumes, theater and dance all wrapped into one evening. We look forward to seeing you at the Opera!
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