Chicago Classical Review

February 28

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
Kyle Ketelsen, Danielle de Niese, Anne Schwanewilms,
Marius Kwiecien,…

“They’re going to do Samuel Barber’s Summer Music instead of the Elliott Carter,” said a gentleman, noting…

Riccardo Muti will conduct soloists and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a concert version of…

The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced its 2010-2011 lineup Tuesday, which adroitly mixes populist repertory with less-often-heard works by Wagner…

Brett Dean, an Australian composer who won the 2009 Grawemeyer Award, is one of the most interesting voices among…

It wasn’t literally a breath of fresh air, though remnants of January’s snowstorms had all but disappeared. But the concert…

Minutes after Pierre Boulez spoke of the technological advances that had made presentation of his electronically conceived Anthemes 2…

L’elisir d’amore has become the go-to opera for companies in the current economically challenged era. With a cast…

Europa Galante, the premier Italian early-music ensemble, made their Mandel Hall debut in a stirring concert Friday night, an…

For all his acclaim on the podium, Pierre Boulez would still consider himself a composer who conducts rather than a…