The idea was to create a festival of innovative work that packed five different operas — three of them world premieres — into 10 days of virtually nonstop activity.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Philly Opera works to avoid ‘sophomore slump’
The idea was to create a festival of innovative work that packed five different operas — three of them world premieres — into 10 days of virtually nonstop activity.
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Opera Philadelphia is one of those companies that I would love to work with because their mission is centered around bringing an innovative opera experience to the modern audience. What strikes me the most is the fact that Philly Opera took this possible 'sophomore slump' as a challenge and decided to continue the festival as a way to bring challenging, adventurous, collaborative material to the stage. Another aspect that they seem to be aware of is their audience range. Opera has to often fight that stereotype of being long, boring and for old, rich people (which some of them can be, but most of them are not) so it's incredibly encouraging to see them recognizing the need to appeal to the younger audiences. Opera is one of those art forms that can be incredibly intimidating but the range of material and talent means there is something for everybody, plus the festival atmosphere makes it so that you can try out different performances to see what you like and don't like. Lastly, I commend them for making a formidable opera festival experience within the US, so you don't have to travel to Europe or anywhere else which can be very hard for many people.
People normally either love or hate the opera and I think this festival will persuade people hate the opera to think otherwise. Normally, the opera is perceived as a boring and long production as well as something that's difficult to understand, given that it is in another language. The Opera Philadelphia has created a new festival where their motive is to show people that opera does not have to be boring and conventional. Throughout this festival, the opera will be showcasing five different operas, over the course of ten days. The most exciting element of the new festival idea, is that three of the operas being performed are going to have their world-premiere. I really admire the Opera of Philadelphia for doing something like this. I have never heard of a festival for opera and I think that it’s really smart of them to try to carter to younger audiences by making it into a festival instead of concert. I would definitely go if I was in Philadelphia.
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