<p>Why did I wait? D and I are going to be in Philly this weekend for auditions next Mon. Perusing the internet I saw that Curtis has the Barber production at a Sunday matinee. I called, there's only one ticket left. On the website, I see there is such a thing as a "rush" the day of the performance. Can one of you Philly folks tell me how this work and what time would I need to be there? THANKS.</p>
<p>You need to show up at a specific time (I think 5:30 but you could call and check) and stand in the rush line. They have last minute tix for a bargain! Then you go out to dinner and come back for the performance. The seats are usually pretty good.</p>
<p>May I recommend Miga, a Korean barbeque restaurant nearby, 211 S. 15th Street? So much fun! Hope you get to see A&C, it’ll be fabulous!</p>
<p>Curtis called me back and told me it’s been sold out for awhile so I guess I don’t have to kick myself. They said they didn’t even get student tix. Thanks for the restaurant tip. We’ll be doing a lot of eating out in our 4 days there.</p>
<p>Well, there’s always the Philadelphia Orchestra…</p>
<p>So we stood in the CommunityRush line and got tix to the opera for $10 a piece. It was a very nice experience.</p>
<p>Great, POTOmom! :D</p>
<p>Good luck getting ‘em. Barber’s 100th birthday just passed and, not only is he Curtis’ most prominent alumnus, but a local boy as well, born in West Chester, PA.</p>
<p>Ah yes, don9992, but that particular opera was a less than stellar feather in Mr.Barber’s cap. The Met was hoping for another “Vanessa” when they commissioned A&C, but it has never been well-received by audiences in major houses. POTO Mom, can you give us a review?</p>
<p>Yes it was a flop and kind of threw him into a professional and personal slump from which he never seemed to recover, but the Philly Inquirer gave this production a generally fine review. See [‘Antony</a> and Cleopatra’ survives some missteps | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/19/2010](<a href=“http://www.philly.com/inquirer/weekend/88441177.html]'Antony”>http://www.philly.com/inquirer/weekend/88441177.html)</p>
<p>I particularly enjoyed the staging. It was minimalist. Background was stainless steel and they used interesting lighting. The chorus dressed in grey suits/men and women. And their only props were chairs which they carried around with them. Caesar also wore a contemporary suit with just a medallion (I thought Caesar was by far the weakest voice - could hardly be heard above the orchestra. Antony was superb as was Cleopatra in terms of voice. Cleo could use some acting lessons. The rest of the costuming was very unique (had a couple of cross dressers and ladies of the evening and a wild soothsayer) and I really enjoyed the interpretation. The story is kind of like the Titanic. You know the ship is going to sink at the end so there’s not much mystery around that. My D really thought the singing was well done. I’m sorry that we did not get to hear the young woman that sang Cleo on Friday night. I had emailed with her previously and would have enjoyed watching her.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link and the personal review!</p>