Opera Philadelphia

This week's Fanfare brings a whopping eight events to the table, including a performance from Yuja Wang and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a concert with Michelle Cann & Imani Winds, two operas in Don Giovanni and L'Amico Fritz and more.

"Opera is a collision, and it was conceived as a real innovation," says Anthony Roth Costanzo, leader of Opera Philadelphia, whose 2025-26 season was designed with those ideals in mind.

The lauded Panamanian-American conductor Kalena Bovell is a tireless advocate for music education, and a believer in omnivorous listening. She spoke with WRTI's Meg Bragle during a recent run of 'The Anonymous Lover' with Opera Philadelphia, where she made her company debut.

This week's jam-packed issue of Fanfare brings you a variety of performances, from Opera Philadelphia, to The Philadelphia Orchestra, to Philomusica Chorale, and more.

Prepare yourself for Philadelphia's classical offerings in the first three months of 2025 with our Classical Spring Preview.

A recent east coast premiere of 'The Comet / Poppea,' presented by Curtis Opera Theatre, was a reminder of how Philadelphia has become a new epicenter for bold contemporary opera.

In The Listeners, a seductive cult leader and an unexplainable noise divides an innocent community and warps reality. Mazzoli's opera receives its U.S. premiere in Philadelphia.

Get a lay of the land in this Fall Preview edition of Fanfare: from Mahler to Mazzoli, there's a classical concert here for you.

The acclaimed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo visited WRTI to discuss his decision to take the helm at Opera Philadelphia, and his convictions about how opera can be more accessible and relevant in our time.

10 Days in a Madhouse, composed by Rene Orth with libretto by Hannah Moscovitch, premiered last fall to sellout crowds. Now, they've won MCANA's Best New Opera award for it, the third such award for an Opera Philadelphia commission.