Opera Philadelphia performed "The Toreador Song" from Bizet's CARMEN at the city's famed Reading Terminal Market on Saturday, January 8, 2011 for a crowd of surprised and delighted shoppers who responded with a chorus of cheers and a rousing ovation. The performance featured soloists (in order of appearance) Troy Cook, Daniel Mobbs, and Norman Garrett, and members of the Opera Philadelphia Chorus. The performance was one of 1,000 Random Acts of Culture taking place nationally over three years, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Knight Foundation's Random Acts of Culture bring artists out of the performance halls and into the streets and our everyday lives.
On Saturday, April 2, 2011, 45 members of Opera Philadelphia's children's choir, the Keystone State Boychoir, spontaneously performed "Avec la garde montante" from Georges Bizet's Carmen for delighted children and parents at the Please Touch Museum, a favorite Philadelphia destination for childr...
On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, a trio of singers, Rebecca Siler from Opera Philadelphia, Alize Rozsnyai from The Curtis Institute of Music and Patricia Vigil from Temple University did more than just research at The Free Library of Philadelphia, startling guests with their rendition of the Queen o...
On Saturday, April 23, 2012, over 20 members of the Opera Philadelphia Chorus gave unsuspecting Phillies fans at the famous Geno's Steaks, cheesesteaks "wit" a side of Verdi, performing "Vedi le fosche notturne," the "Anvil Chorus" from IL TROVATORE.
The performance was one of 1,000 Random Acts...
