Archive for September, 2012

Beethoven Festival closes with apt revolutionary fervor

The Beethoven Festival closed Sunday with all due revolutionary fervor, offering […]

Sep 17, 2012
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A superb young cast sparks COT’s eclectic “Magic Flute”

It’s not the Magic Flute your parents took you to at […]

Sep 16, 2012
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Beethoven Festival serves up a remarkable ten-hour feast

Imagine a music festival where just one day’s events wind up […]

Sep 13, 2012
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Critic’s Choice

It may be the start of the fall music season, but […]

Sep 12, 2012
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“Stars of Lyric Opera” shine with format change

Although the title was the same, this year’s “Stars of Lyric […]

Sep 09, 2012
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After rough start, Beethoven Festival offers sublime performance by Ehnes

The opening concert of the International Beethoven Festival didn’t exactly hum […]

Sep 09, 2012
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Chicago’s rich vein of ensembles to provide musical adventure in 2012-13

Chicago’s classical music season starts out a bit oddly this year. […]

Sep 05, 2012
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Critic’s Choice

Early September is traditionally a fallow period for music in Chicago, […]

Sep 04, 2012
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Haymarket Opera opens season with charming production of Handel rarity

It was a courageous act for Craig Trompeter and colleagues to […]

Sep 01, 2012
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