Archive for 2011

Lyric Opera appoints Renée Fleming’s manager as director of public relations

The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced late Friday that Alexandra Day […]

Dec 09, 2011
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Tilson Thomas, CSO serve up exhilarating and eloquent rarities by Brahms and Mahler

There are few Chicago podium guests as consistently reliable as Michael […]

Dec 09, 2011
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Chicago Chamber Musicians provide an illuminating evening with Lowell Liebermann

Time is precious, especially at this time of year. Which is […]

Dec 08, 2011
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Cabell and two outstanding Chicago debuts spark Lyric’s irresistible “Magic Flute”

If the holiday blues are discernible on the horizon, there can […]

Dec 07, 2011
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Envelope-pushing Andreas Mitisek tapped to succeed Brian Dickie at Chicago Opera Theater

If there were fears that Chicago Opera Theater would go artistically […]

Dec 06, 2011
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van Zweden, CSO team up for stirring Mahler

With the possible exception of Richard Strauss, there is no composer […]

Dec 02, 2011
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Ferris Chorale marks four decades by reflecting on its past and looking to the future

Forty years ago when composer William Ferris and tenor John Vorrasi […]

Nov 29, 2011
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Anaphora offers two compelling world premieres at Green Mill

Thanksgiving Day weekend is traditionally a somewhat fallow period for classical […]

Nov 28, 2011
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With the Chicago Symphony as studio band, “West Side Story” packs fizzing musical impact

For many, West Side Story remains the finest of all American […]

Nov 26, 2011
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Orion Ensemble serves up a Beethoven and Schubert trifecta

The Orion Ensemble offered an intriguing mix of repertoire on its […]

Nov 22, 2011
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