Archive for August, 2010
Grant Park Orchestra plays back-up band for African kora virtuoso
Maybe it’s the venue—the extravagantly fanciful Jay Pritzker Pavilion rising over a vast, open-air lawn in Millennium Park…
Aug 12, 2010
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Mezzo Emily Fons steals show at uneven opera concert
The Grant Park Music Festival headed indoors Friday night, presenting Mozart and Rossini operatic finales sung by young artists from…
Aug 07, 2010
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Lyric Opera single tickets on sale, Millennium Park concert set
Single tickets are now on sale for the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2010-2011 season.
The Lyric will open its 56th…
Aug 07, 2010
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Teztlaff’s stylish Dvorak lifts a mixed program at Grant Park
The meteorological gods smiled on the Grant Park Music Festival again Wednesday night. With the day’s rainy weather moving out,…
Aug 05, 2010
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Pacifica Quartet showcases its virtuosity
Music of two great German Romantics and a challenging new work by an American composer were on the menu at…
Aug 04, 2010
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Mei-Ann Chen named music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta
The Chicago Sinfonietta has named Mei-Ann Chen as the orchestra’s new music director.
The Taiwan-born conductor will succeed Paul Freeman,…
Aug 04, 2010
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Viva Mexico! Barrios and Grant Park Orchestra deliver a lively night of Mexican music
The Grant Park Music Festival did its part for this year’s Mexican 2010 celebration, marking the anniversary of…
Aug 02, 2010
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