289 stories by "Gail Obenreder"
Gail Obenreder looks at a few of the musical offerings to brighten up any gray days.
In its first live staging since 2019, OperaDelaware is back with Così fan tutte, Mozart and Da Ponte's deceptively complex opera buffa, presented here in a rare, virtually uncut format. G…
This wandering, wide-ranging exhibition at The Delaware Contemporary is a rare extravaganza of diverse works all in one medium: glass. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Continuing our two-part look at October's packed slate, Gail Obenreder looks at some of the many musical offerings in the second half of Arts and Culture Month.
This touring Shakespearean reinvention turns Twelfth Night into a winning bilingual musical, integrating script, songs, English, and Spanish into a uniquely accessible and timely performance…
Opera Philadelphia closed out Festival 022 with the premiere of Black Lodge, by composer David T. Little and librettist Anne Waldman, with live music by Timur and the Dime Museum and the Ope…
In the spirit of passing the torch, the season opener for Philly's illustrious Renaissance band celebrated 15th and 16th-century teachers and mentors who became musical colleagues. Gail Oben…
Gail Obenreder previews upcoming music performances happening in the Philly area, including concerts from Orchestra 2001, Choral Arts, Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Viola Quartet, and more.
Delaware Symphony Orchestra paired Jennifer Higdon's latest premiere with favorites from Dvořák in this season opener marking the orchestra's return to full concerts. Gail Obenreder r…
Gail Obenreder previews Opera Philadelphia's Festival O22, which features 30 films screened at the Philadelphia Film Center.
People's Light presents its latest locally inspired New Play Frontiers production, exploring Chester County's mushroom-farming community. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Beloved country-song hits and a script that makes sense? A new homage to Dolly Parton, now onstage at Delaware Theatre Company, is a treat whether or not you're devoted to Dolly. Gail Obenre…
Gail Obenreder rounds up upcoming classical music events throughout the month of September.
An important new exhibition of portraits by Diné photographer Will Wilson at the Delaware Art Museum is both strongly historic and strikingly contemporary. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Delaware Shakespeare celebrates its 20th year of the Bard in Rockwood Park with a strange and satisfying production of The Tempest. Gail Obenreder reviews.
A new Winterthur exhibition revives the historic collaboration that turned the White House into the museum it is today, thanks to the vision of Jacqueline Kennedy and Henry Francis du Pont. …
Sculptor Stan Smokler, who has worked in Chester Country for more than 20 years, comes to the Delaware Art Museum with Steel in Flux, whose found-object abstractions are almost impossible no…
People's Light revives The Vinegar Tree, a rarely staged comedy of manners by a playwright who was America's answer to Shaw and Coward. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Two exhibitions at the Brandywine River Museum of Art demonstrate bold curatorial vision, with Dawoud Bey: Night Coming Tenderly, Black and Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist i…
A program of iconic works by Gershwin and Rachmaninoff, originally intended as the Delaware Symphony Orchestra's season opener, made a smashing conclusion instead. Gail Obenreder reviews.
For the close of its 38th season and a major leadership transition, Piffaro's tribute to the life of Charles V examines musical legacies then and now. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder previews OperaDE's production of The Marriage of Figaro, continuing the tale of Figaro from this past winter's The Barber of Seville.
Rigoletto is Opera Philadelphia's first full production at the Academy of Music since 2019, reminding us how we sustain, and are sustained by, great art. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Expectation and reality collide in Theresa Rebeck's Yeah Baby, an absurdist comedy that is the playwright's fourth Resident Ensemble Players premiere. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder looks at Tempesta di Mare as they celebrate their 20th anniversary and debut On Tour from Dresden, a film about their March 2022 Germany tour.
