Opera Philadelphia disappoints with an uninspiring rendition of Lucia di Lammermoor

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/22 10:59A

The talent lined up for Donizetti's character study in female repression (in which committing murder on her wedding night is the ultimate pressure valve) seemed like a no-lose combination. Yet director Laurent Pelly, conductor Corrado Rovaris and...

Alzheimer's opera 'Sky on Swings' opens in Philadelphia

PhillyTrib.com (Entertainment) 9/21 12:39P RONALD BLUM

PHILADELPHIA — Frederica von Stade sat on a table singing, her face filled with fear and wonder, her character unsure where she was going and where she had been.

Philadelphia Orchestra and Batiashvili get depth from Tchaikovsky, but who's this Berwald guy?

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/21 12:20P

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili brought a freshness that came from organizing phrases in ways that made sense to her own ears - and thus to ours.

Philadelphia Zoo's colorful douc langur monkey is euthanized

PhillyTrib.com (Lifestyle) 9/21 9:43A jgoodwin@phillytrib.com (Jasmine

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Zoo says a 21-year-old red-shanked douc langur monkey has been euthanized due to a serious decline in health.

7 days of things to do in Philadelphia from Sept. 23 to 29

Philly.com (Lifestyle) 9/21 5:15A

Joan Baez, the Philly Music Festival, a tour of Philadelphia's oldest rural cemetery and more.

2019 Philadelphia Flower Show theme revealed

PhillyTrib.com (Lifestyle) 9/21 4:43A Lissa Poirot

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society unveiled the theme of the popular 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show at a media event at the Swann Memorial Fountain on Sept. 20. The nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event will return to...

Game on: Trump plays the NFL, and identity politics, to his favor

PhillyTrib.com (Commentary) 9/21 2:53A Clarence Page

Philadelphia Eagles teammates stand on the sidelines during the national anthem before their NFL season opener with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday. No players there knelt during the anthem. (Matt Rourke/AP)

5K event highlights sickle cell research strides

PhillyTrib.com (Lifestyle) 9/20 6:00P Bobbi Booker Tribune Staff Write

An estimated 3,000 Philadelphia-area residents and their families struggle with the effects of sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic blood disorder that researchers estimate affects between 90,000 and 100,000 Americans.

The Philadelphia Flower Show will be all about the '60s in 2019

Philly.com (Lifestyle) 9/20 2:26P

Philadelphia Flower Show dates for 2019 are March 2 to 10. "Flower Power" is the theme.

Joan Baez on retiring from touring, Bob Dylan, and why we need a new 'We Shall Overcome'

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/20 11:53A

The folk music legend comes to Philadelphia for a final sop on her 'Fare Thee Well' tour.

National tour of 'Love Never Dies,' sequel to 'Phantom,' comes to Academy of Music, with a Philly...

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/20 10:44A

'Love Never Dies' is Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera," coming to the Academy of Music on Oct. 2-7. Philadelphia-born Sean Thompson talks about playing Raoul.

7 days of things to do in Philadelphia from Sept. 23 to 29

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/20 9:41A

Joan Baez, the Philly Music Festival, a tour of Philadelphia's oldest rural cemetery and more.

Eagles' Ajayi helps 'Bag Hunger' at local ShopRite

PhillyTrib.com (Lifestyle) 9/20 9:16A Samaria Bailey

Eagles running back Jay Ajayi bagged groceries and greeted customers at the ShopRite of Bridge and Harbison Wednesday evening in an effort to raise awareness of hunger in Philadelphia for National Hunger Action Month.

Ree Morton at ICA: Retrospective of a '70s artist whose flame burned brightly and too briefly

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/20 9:08A

ICA's exhibition documents the career of Ree Morton, a Philadelphia artist with an important place in the art world.

The Philadelphia Flower Show will be all about the '60s in 2019

Philly.com (Entertainment) 9/20 8:46A

Philadelphia Flower Show dates for 2019 are March 2 to 10. "Flower Power" is the theme.