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With 200 galleries and over 250,000 works of art to discover, the Museum ranks among the top world-class cultural institutions presenting more than 2000 years of human artistic expression. Upcoming special exhibitions include one of the greatest landscape painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Jacob van Ruisdael; an astonishing American Modernist, Beauford Delaney; and a true American Icon, Andrew Wyeth. Grace Kelly's wedding dress will be on view too. And don't forget "Art After 5" every Friday night, when the Great Stair Hall is transformed into an intimate cabaret setting with lively jazz performances.
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The word is out among world-class artists: the Kimmel Center brings great performers and great audiences together in one fabulous series, with more first-time performances than ever this season, including Tony Bennett, Chick Corea, James Levine and the Boston Symphony, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and much more. Plus there's Philadelphia's home-grown talent too, such as Lang Lang, The Roots, and Jerry "the Geator" Blavat. The season closes with the historic debut of the Kimmel Center Organ, as its 6,938 pipes fill the hall with music and fun events for the whole family.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's 2005 – 2006 Season opens with the return internationally acclaimed Swan Lake. In March the Company celebrates the 300th Birthday of Benjamin Franklin with Christopher d'Amboise's Franklin Court, performed with James Kudelka's mesmerizing The Firebird. Next, Spring is filled with butterflies and fairies when Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream returns in April, and the company premiere of Ulysses Dove's sensuous Red Angels. And don't miss the city's most beloved holiday tradition, The Nutcracker!
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The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia performs 10 concert-pairs from September through June in the Kimmel Center's intimate Perelman Theater. Guest artists for the 2005 - 2006 season include the acclaimed Eroica Trio; conductors Otto-Werner Mueller, Jahja Ling and Ransom Wilson; violinists Jennifer Frautschi and Judith Ingolfsson; baritone Wolfgang Holzmair and clarinetist David Shifrin. The season opens with an All-Beethoven program featuring the "Triple" Concerto and Fifth Symphony and closes with three programs dedicated to the late works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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The Opera Company of Philadelphia's 2005–2006 Season features three operas that are beloved classics and a fourth that is destined to become one. Verdi's A Masked Ball, Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro are all masterpieces featuring such well-known melodies that even the opera novice will recognize them from their first glorious notes. Be sure to see the East Coast Premiere of Margaret Garner, an important new work by Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour, starring Angela Brown.
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Now celebrating 35 years of entertaining children of all ages, AMERICAN TAFY musicals are designed to capture the spirit of timeless classics; to bring literature and history to life; to provide the magic found only in the live theater experience. From Alice in Wonderland to the Wizard of Oz, AMERICAN TAFY's award-winning productions reflect a critically acclaimed committment to presentations that involve young audiences for a truly memorable experience.
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Journey with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Christoph Eschenbach for the 2005-06 season as we rediscover the music of Beethoven with the performance of all nine symphonies. With innovative programs and the performance of classical masterpieces The Philadelphia Orchestra offers something for everyone!
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Don't miss two of Broadway's biggest and brightest smash hits—WICKED and Disney's THE LION KING—both making their Philadelphia debut at the glorious Academy of Music. The forever-hopeful and heartwarming ANNIE rounds out our 2005/2006 Season. Also look for DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN, RAIN – the ultimate Beatles Experience – and BROADWAY JUNIORS, a brand new educational program for teachers and middle and high school students.
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Stylish, imaginative, fun - Peter Nero and the Philly Pops concerts appeal to all musical tastes! Since 1979, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops has been entertaining audiences with its unique mix of popular classics and new favorites, all with that special Philly Pops flair. Peter Nero leads his one-of-a-kind orchestra with playful sophistication as audiences respond with unbridled enthusiasm. There's no doubt about it - POPS concerts are all about having fun!
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What is intimate, moving, evokes emotions from the sublime to the passionate, is intended for the privacy of your home, but is best enjoyed with 500 other people? …Chamber Music in the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center. Celebrating our 20th Anniversary Season, our motto is simply: Great Music. Low Prices. Come spend an evening with PCMS, your link to the greatest chamber music being performed in Philadelphia.
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The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) founded by Joan Myers Brown in 1970, is a modern contemporary dance company that tours nationally and internationally.
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