It was so nice we posted it twice

We've gushed about the Delaware Valley Opera Company in the paper, but seriously, who knew that Roxborough had its own place to see opera. It seems Our Town really is a village all its own.
From The July 18 edition of The Review:

By Bernard J. Scally

It was a truly enchanted forest last Saturday at the Hermitage Mansion...and the Opera was fantastic as well. This month's presentation from the Delaware Valley Opera Company is Mozart's The Magic Flute. Judging from the size of the crowd on opening night, it was highly anticipated. The opera company did not disappoint. Director Connie Koppe's bold choice of puppetry immediately evokes the fairy tale setting of the piece. The hanging cloth sets only enhance the natural beauty of the outdoor theater, nestled naturally enough the urban woodland of Fairmount Park. The story of the Magic Flute is classic fairy tale drawn from stores during Mozart's time. The main protagonist is Tamino, a prince played royally by David Price. Despite being an adventure story, Price was unable to show off his biceps like he did in last month's production of Die Fledermaus. Price was still able to have the noble bearing the character demands. Tamino, after becoming lost in an enchanted forest discovers, is tasked by the Queen of the Night, played by Katherine Katzin to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from Sarastro, a priest of Isis and Osiris. What follows is the battle of good and evil, the magic of true love and triumph over adversity. Speaking of adversity, James Wiest and Tim Oliver, who also played Sarastro's treacherous servant Monastatos, worked hard on music and lighting cues for this production. Sadly, a vital member, Jack Keisler, who often works sound and lighting, passed away suddenly the day before Magic Flute's opening night.Despite this tragic setback, this summer's season has gotten stronger with each production. Katzin makes a stunning DVOC debut as the Queen of the Night. While the Queen is undoubtedly the villain of the piece, Katzin was also able to bring out the humanizing elements of her character. While audiences will follow the romance of Timino and Pamina, the Queen's daughter, played by Hoejin Sim, it was the secondary Characters who also got a noticeable slice of the action. Coming off a hilarious turn as Frank the prison warden in last month's Die Fledermaus, Raja Vaidya came into his own playing cowardly bird catcher-sidekick Papageno. Despite his own cowardice, Papageno is on his own quest, finding a wife. But what will happen when he unexpectedly meets someone who is sweet on him?But all the audience's eyes had go to Milo Morris, returning to the DVOC stage as the holy man Sarastro. It's a signature part of Morris who gives the character great bearing and majesty. It also helped that his costume and manner evoked images of both "Raiders of the Last Ark" and "Stargate SG-1". With Michele Scanlon's deft hand as musical director and a strong ensemble, DVOC's production of The Magic Flute is defiantly the opera to see this summer. Tickets are still available for performances to held on July 19 and 21. For more information and reservations, call 215-725-4171.

The following is a excerpt from the July 14 performance, David Price plays Prince Timino and Raja Vaidya plays Papageno.