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Two Shakespeare Productions in Philadelphia--Dracula Festival at Rosenbach Museum

Mezzo-soprano Margaret Mezzacappa, an AVA resident artist, appears in Opera Company of Philadelphia's Otello at the Academy of Music.
Mezzo-soprano Margaret Mezzacappa, an AVA resident artist, appears in Opera Company of Philadelphia's Otello at the Academy of Music.

David Patrick Stearns takes us to two new Shakespeare productions: the Opera Company of Philadelphia's Otello at the Academy of Music, and Macbeth at the Wilma Theater.

As Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum and Library hosts its annual Dracula Festival, Susan Lewis considers Bram Stoker's famous vampire and his impact on contemporary culture.

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Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.