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Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Marika Hughes -- Photo by Petra Cvelbar

Artists Need Better Funding and Support Networks to be the Catalysts for Hope We Need in 2025 and Beyond

Last year, a seasoned performer-composer called to ask for my advice: though she had secured her fir...
Author
Jennifer Kessler
Lyric Fest presents Damien Geter's COTTON -- Photo courtesy of Lyric Fest

Damien Geter’s COTTON Captures John Dowell’s Photography Through Song

Entering the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral on Feb. 25 for the world premiere of COTTON is like wa...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Julia Dawson in 'Obscura Nox'--Courtesy of Opera Philadelphia

Opera Philadelphia Festival O22: Operatic Films Take Center Stage

Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O22, running from September 21 to October 2, offers a diverse and exci...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Carlos Simon--Photo by Terrance Ragland

Carlos Simon Sparks Conversations About Social Justice Through Music

For composer Carlos Simon, music is a place where communities can come together. “I want people to b...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Dito and Aeneas

Opera Philadelphia’s O18 Festival: A Company at a Crossroads

Over the past couple of years, Opera Philadelphia has taken bold steps toward positioning itself at...
Author
Amanda Cook
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WNYC and Apollo Theater Present Black Creativity at The Greene Space

On Thursday, September 28, 2017, eminent singer, actress, radio and podcast host Helga Davis mediate...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Opera Philadelphia presents the world premiere of Daniel Bernard Roumain and Marc Bamuthi Joseph's

Opera Philadelphia’s O17 Festival Reimagines Going to the Opera

In an unprecedented programming feat, Opera Philadelphia’s inaugural season opening festival, O17, s...
Author
Amanda Cook
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5 Questions to David Devan (General Director, Opera Philadelphia)

David Devan joined Opera Philadelphia in January 2006 and was appointed General Director of the comp...
Author
Amanda Cook

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