Archive for 2015

The Top Ten Performances of 2015

1. Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Debussy’s Pelleas et […]

Dec 23, 2015
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Anonymous 4 rings down the curtain with a final holiday concert

When four female singers gathered in New York in 1986 for […]

Dec 21, 2015
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With a conductor sub, Music of the Baroque makes its joyous seasonal sound 

The holiday brass and choral show must go on.  During rehearsals […]

Dec 19, 2015
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Conlon wraps CSO’s year with a program of choice rarities

Four rarities were on tap for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s final […]

Dec 18, 2015
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Bracing Bach fit for the season from Chamber Music Society

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center offered its third annual […]

Dec 18, 2015
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Labadie returns to CSO with a stylish and spirited “Messiah”

With its seasonal message of spiritual joy, goodwill and solace, Handel’s […]

Dec 11, 2015
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Cabell brings romantic spark and vocal gleam to Lyric’s “Merry Widow”

The glamorous diva Renée Fleming has exited the environs of the […]

Dec 10, 2015
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Despite compelling music, muddled scenario proves fatal to Lyric Opera’s “Bel Canto”

Anthony Freud’s favorite adjective for his model of a modern major […]

Dec 08, 2015
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Successful Ferko premiere sparks Ferris Chorale’s Christmas program

Choral concerts abound in Chicago during the holiday season but few […]

Dec 07, 2015
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Guerrilla theater: Current events make Lyric Opera’s “Bel Canto” a timely premiere

It is a young composer’s first opera, a playwright’s first libretto, […]

Dec 05, 2015
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