| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2013 Academy of Music | Opera Philadelphia's Silent Night a resounding showcase |
 A work crucial to the development and appreciation of opera as a relevant modern art form premièred on the East Coast to well-deserved acclaim at a legendary Philadelphia venue. From the first note out of the pit orchestra to the final strains of the last act, Silent Night, presented by Opera Philadelphia at the Academy of Music, was a tour de force – from conception to execution.
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| 10-Nov-2012 Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House | Thomas Adès' The Tempest live in HD from the Met |
 It’s pretty luxurious to be able to stumble out of your front door at ten to six, wander five minutes round the corner to your friendly local cinema, be greeted with a glass of sparkling wine, and then watch a high-definition live screening of a top contemporary opera production at the Met.Read full review... | |
| 23-Sep-2012 Kennedy Center: Opera House | Nathan Gunn rules the stage in Washington |
 When I heard that Nathan Gunn was opening Washington National Opera’s 2012-13 season Celebrity Series, I could not be more excited. Indeed, this American baritone, known in the musical world as “the opera divo”, represents everything that today’s opera fans look for in a singer: a beautiful voice, first-class acting, an appealing physique and of course, a great sense of humor.
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| 12-Jun-2011 Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater | Stunning Outcome for OCP with Challenging 'Phaedra' |
 One great advantage of premiering an opera in the United States is that audiences can’t compare productions and casts of past performances and find you lacking. One major disadvantage is that the audience has little or no fluency with the work and may struggle to comprehend its meaning and significance. With the U.S. premiere of Hans Werner Henze’s Phaedra, which made its world premiere in 2007, the Opera Company of Philadelphia (OCP) capitalized on its single greatest advantage while minimizing the potential disadvantages of showcasing an unfamiliar opera.
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