A Feast Of Summer Opera In Reading

Follow the Schuylkill west from Philadelphia - either the river or the expressway will do - and you’ll eventually arrive in Reading. The state’s fifth-largest city, John Philip Sousa spent his last days here, the Rabbit series by John Updike was set here, and, Reading once lent its name to a now-defunct railway company with a still well-known Philadelphia terminal.

Today, as WRTI's Jim Cotter reports, the city is best known for its outlet malls, its pagoda, and a wealth of regional cultural organizations including the Reading Symphony Orchestra. Music Lives in Reading.

Berks Opera Workshop will perform a concert version of Verdi's AIDA on Friday, August 9, 2013 at 7:30 pm at the Miller Center for the Arts at Reading Community College.

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