Opera Philadelphia

Opera Philadelphia opens its 41st Season with a New Production of Verdi's classic masterpiece LA TRAVIATA, Oct 2–11 at the Academy of Music, with a FREE, HD broadcast at Independence National Historical Park on Friday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. The cast and crew get you ready for Opera on the Mall, presented by PNC Arts Alive, with this preview hosted by WHYY's Ed Cunningham.

Opera Philadelphia's 2015-2016 season lineup offers two new American operas: the East Coast Premiere of COLD MOUNTAIN, by composer Jennifer Higdon and librettist Gene Scheer and starring the dream team of Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard, and Jay Hunter Morris (February 2016); and the World Premiere of ANDY: A POPERA, a Warhol-inspired opera-cabaret featuring a score by Dan Visconti and original songs by Heath Allen (September 2015).

Joining this cutting-edge fare are three undisputed classics. Soprano Lisette Oropesa and tenor Alek Shrader headline the American Premiere of a new staging of Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA, complete with an Opening Night Gala and a free, open-air HD broadcast (October 2015). The company joins forces with Curtis Opera Theatre to present a new production of Strauss’s CAPRICCIO (March 2016). And company favorites Sarah Shafer, Christopher Tiesi, Craig Verm, and Kevin Burdette draw the season to a comedic close in Donizetti’s THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (April–May 2016).

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