Beatrice et Benedict

Academy of Vocal Arts

2006

$60,000

The Academy of Vocal Arts' performance of notable French composer and conductor Hector Berlioz's final opera, Beatrice et Benedict, featured sopranos Evelyn Pollock and Ariya Sawadivong, mezzo-sopranos Jennifer Hsiung and Elspeth Kincaid, and tenor Stephen Costello. Founded in 1934, the Academy of Vocal Arts provides tuition-free vocal training and opera experience to talented young singers.

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Frank Zappa – The Yellow Shark

The Philadelphia premiere of The Yellow Shark celebrates the genre-defying compositional work of maverick American composer and rock guitarist Frank Zappa.

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The Anchoress

The world premiere of composer Ludwig's song cycle for soprano, presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, will channel the voice and inner life of an imagined medieval "anchoress," bridging Renaissance and contemporary musical languages.

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Heiner Goebbels: Songs of Wars I Have Seen

FringeArts presents Songs of Wars I Have Seen as part of its Center-supported project Heiner Goebbels: Imaginary Stages.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Maria Hassabi on Dancing in Museum Spaces

Choreographer Maria Hassabi on how performance work changes from a theater to a museum setting.

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Fellows Friday: Q&A with Saxophonist and Composer Matthew Levy

Saxophonist and Pew Fellow Matthew Levy on what motivates his multi-faceted practice as a musician, composer, and commissioner/producer of new music, his daily art-making routine, and more.

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Timo Andres

Timo Andres is a Brooklyn-based composer and pianist.

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John Andress

John Andress is associate director of performing arts at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston.

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Edisa Weeks

Edisa Weeks is a choreographer, educator, and director of DELIRIOUS Dances, a performance group that creates intimate environments that merge theater with dance.

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Ars Nova's New Paths Festival Presents the William Parker / Muhammad Ali Duo

Free jazz artists William Parker and Muhammad Ali will perform over four nights at the First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, with guest Philadelphia musicians Dave Burrell, Marshall Allen, Bobby Zankel, and Odean Pope.

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Contradict This! A Birthday Funeral for Heroes: New York Premiere

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s Contradict This! A Birthday Funeral for Heroes travels to La MaMa in New York City.

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The Listeners

Themes of community, ritual, belonging, and belief are explored in a new opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek, co-produced by Norwegian National Opera.

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The Metamorphoses of Don Juan

Opera Philadelphia and the Wilma Theater will explore the Don Juan legend in scenes from theatrical works inspired by the famed lover.

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Faith Project/The Door Performances

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Ars Nova Workshop

Ars Nova Workshop, a free jazz and experimental music presenter, has programmed nearly 700 events since 2000, often in atypical settings.

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Civilian/Warrior

Multimedia artist Tobin Rothlein created an interdisciplinary work combining dance, documentary film, and multi-screen video projections to address modern war culture.

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Supper, People on the Move at La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

Choreographer Silvana Cardell's Supper, People on the Move travels to the experimental theater La MaMA in New York City, as part of the 2016 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival.

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Diane Ragsdale

Performing arts expert Diane Ragsdale, a frequent panelist and keynote speaker at arts conferences, is pursuing a PhD in cultural economics at Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

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Unity at the Initiative

An exhibition, pop-up performances, and workshops underscore the intersections of art, sport, and queer identity in the work of print artist and professional skateboarder Jeffrey Cheung.

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OutBeat Jazz Festival: Nate Chinen in Conversation with Fred Hersch and Festival Kickoff

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents *OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival*. The first day begins with Fred Hersch and a kickoff celebration.

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OutBeat Jazz Festival: Fred Hersch Trio

The William Way LGBT Community Center presents *OutBeat: America's First Queer Jazz Festival*. The Festival continues with the Fred Hersch Trio.

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