US Airways - June 2012 - (Page 153)

Revolutionary Opera In addition to ﬁve main-stage operas at the historic, grand-scale Academy of Music and the contemporary, intimate Perelman Theater, and a tradition of nurturing the biggest names in emerging talent, under the leadership of General Director David Devan, OCP is attracting national attention and exciting Philadelphia’s opera lovers. After establishing the Aurora Series for Chamber Opera at the Perelman, where important works such as the U.S. premiere of Henze’s Phaedra come to life, OCP recently announced the nation’s ﬁrst collaborative Composer in Residence Program; produced a free, public simulcast of Carmen on Independence Mall; and A Opera Company of Philadelphia hits all the right notes — in two venues. recent headline read “Opera Company of Philadelphia on its Way to Reinvention.” Though it practices a 400-yearold craft in a historic venue, the group embraces its city’s revolutionary spirit. launched the American Repertoire Program, a commitment to produce an American opera in each of the next ten seasons. The series begins this month with Dark Sisters, by Nico Muhly and Stephen Karam, the story of one woman’s struggle with her life in a polygamist community. Outside the opera house, OCP’s “Random Acts of Culture” — fun, Knight Foundation– sponsored, pop-up performances around the community — have drawn nearly 12 million viewers internationally on YouTube, while its Sounds of Learning in-school education program has reached more than 130,000 students since its inception, developing tomorrow’s opera audiences. Philadelphia’s operatic tradition is strong, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia is ensuring that its future is bright! PHOTOS COURTESY RICHARD TERMINE (TOP) AND KELLY & MASSA (BOTTOM). Top: Soprano Caitlyn Lynch in Dark Sisters this month. Above: Tenor William Burden in Phaedra For more information, visit operaphila.org or call 215.732.8400. usairwaysmag.com JUNE 2012 153 http://www.operaphila.org http://www.operaphila.org http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - June 2012

US Airways - June 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots
Hub Crawl
Adventure: Zip-line junkie
Adventure: Virginia’s Skyline Drive
Wine & Dine
Great Escapes
Gear Up
Behind-the-Scenes Baja
International Itinerary
Charlotte in 2012
Discover Columbia
Welcome to Philadelphia
Must Read
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace™
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - June 2012