Archive for June, 2012

Furlanetto, Luisotti triumph over mixed staging in San Francisco Opera’s “Attila”

SAN FRANCISCO. Verdi’s Attila is the Italian entry in San Francisco […]

Jun 21, 2012
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Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will wrap their season […]

Jun 20, 2012
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Unsuk Chin’s “Alice in Wonderland” delivers a dazzling journey for all ages

ST. LOUIS. Lewis Carroll’s children’s book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is […]

Jun 19, 2012
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ACM to present program of wide-ranging new music Friday night

Eight years ago, when composer and pianist Seth Boustead asked a […]

Jun 17, 2012
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Gandolfi choral premiere fails to converge at Grant Park Music Festival

The Grant Park Music Festival is marking the 50th anniversary season […]

Jun 15, 2012
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Muti returns to CSO for shattering Shostakovich and triumphant Beethoven

Riccardo Muti is back in town to lead the Chicago Symphony […]

Jun 15, 2012
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Dvořák and Elgar open Grant Park Music Festival in superb style

For classical fans in Chicago, the principal rite of summer took […]

Jun 13, 2012
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Grant Park Music Festival’s choral anniversary promises to be golden

Sometimes the hype has it right. The Grant Park Music Festival, […]

Jun 11, 2012
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Hough offers a compelling afternoon of sonata “strangeness”

Until roughly a century ago keyboard virtuosos were expected to include […]

Jun 11, 2012
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Dal Niente season finale makes for a revelatory evening

Esplorazioni (“Explorations”) is a title that can apply to any Ensemble […]

Jun 10, 2012
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