Chicago Classical Review

Sharon Isbin, guitarist
Thiago de Mello, percussionist
Granados: Spanish Dance No. 5, Op. 37 from Danzas españolas
Albéniz (trans. Segovia):…

Feb 28, 2012
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The opera that Renée Fleming, the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s creative consultant, has chosen for the company’s new commission…

Feb 28, 2012
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It wasn’t exactly the future that bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni dreamed of as an opera-obsessed boy growing up in Busetto, Italy, Giuseppe…

Feb 27, 2012
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One of the pleasures of Baroque music affairs is the possibility for surprise and discovery, even among seasoned concertgoers. Music…

Feb 27, 2012
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On Saturday night, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra offered an evening not of orchestral fare, but of two…

Feb 26, 2012
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The Haymarket Opera Company managed to sell out both weekend performances of Charpentier’s La Descente d’Orphee aux Enfers. Granted, its…

Feb 25, 2012
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has returned from what by all accounts appears to have been a highly successful West Coast…

Feb 24, 2012
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There’s a sense of natural fit between the sleekly modern Poetry Foundation building at 61 W. Superior and Fjords, “a…

Feb 24, 2012
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UPDATE: With its two scheduled performances nearly sold out, Haymarket Opera Company has added a third, late-night performance Saturday at…

Feb 22, 2012
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The Grant Park Music Festival’s 78th season will offer two world premieres, as well as the usual bracing mix of…

Feb 22, 2012
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