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Opera Philadelphia’s The Listeners: American Verismo-Weblog


The listeners was spectacular on a number of fronts: the standard of the singers, the participating music, and the professionalism of the manufacturing, in addition to the timeliness of the story.  Charismatic leaders, cults, conspiracy theories, threats of violence, the growing isolation of the folks, and the impression of social media all characterize American life immediately.  The ending provided a ray of hope…empowerment via selfless love, however with an ambiguous component.  Will Claire’s empowerment yield a constructive help group or a brand new model of the cult?  Energy corrupts, or a minimum of it’s been identified to.  Nietzsche received it improper; the opiate of the plenty is charismatic leaders preying on the human want for acceptance and belonging.  Opiates may cause us to not clearly see what’s in entrance of us.  It’s a harmful combine.

In the long run, the opera aligns with the elements of contemporary life that it portrays.  Your response to the opera very seemingly is dependent upon your response to these elements of contemporary life.  A constructive I can declare from a distressing plot is that it brought about me to consider the essential points it raised, and I really feel extra sympathy and empathy for these people that endure from ache, whether or not bodily or emotional, not felt by different folks, and extra respect for human vulnerability.  Artwork has an impression, as Mr. Costanzo would possibly say.  It actually drew an enthusiastic response from the newish viewers in attendance Wednesday night time.

The Fan Expertise:  Performances of The Listeners have been scheduled for September 25, 27, 29.  The primary efficiency was a close to promote out and there was no ticket availability for the remaining two.  The opera was sung in English with supertitles in English proven overhead.  The efficiency lasted two and a half hours with a twenty-minute intermission.  An informative pre-opera speak by OP’s scholar in residence Lily Kass was held within the theater one hour earlier than the efficiency time.  Hopes that the composer and librettist can be current for the pre-opera speak weren’t realized although they have been current later on the efficiency itself!

The Decide Your Worth format extends for the rest of the opera season, although checking simply now, there are solely restricted seats obtainable for all performances of The Nameless Lover and Don Giovanni which might be carried out in 2025.  The pricing scheme for the subsequent season stays to be decided.

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