Archive for February, 2015
Soprano shines brightly in Lyric’s dark, second-cast “Tosca”
On another bitterly cold night in Chicago, a bit of Puccinian […]
Feb 28, 2015
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Jerusalem Quartet displays extraordinary artistry at Mandel Hall
A critic’s task in reviewing performances of standard repertoire is the […]
Feb 28, 2015
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Muti and CSO deliver gripping and intense Tchaikovsky
After his beloved compatriot Giuseppe Verdi, no composer seems closer to […]
Feb 27, 2015
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Lyric Unlimited scores with premiere of klezmer-flavored “Property”
Among the many ancillary events planned by Lyric Opera around the […]
Feb 26, 2015
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Lyric Opera closes season with Weinberg’s moving, powerful “Passenger”
After all the press from performances in New York, Houston and […]
Feb 25, 2015
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John Vorrasi, 1948-2015
John Vorrasi, singer, cofounder, artistic director and longtime guiding light of […]
Feb 25, 2015
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Kraemer, Music of the Baroque showcase invention in varied program
The prolificacy and consistency with which the Baroque masters churned out […]
Feb 24, 2015
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Northwestern presents Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking” in riveting local premiere
Since its acclaimed debut in 2000 at San Francisco Opera, Jake […]
Feb 23, 2015
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COT delivers effective staging of Picker’s compelling “Thérèse Raquin”
Performances of American opera are not exactly thick on the ground […]
Feb 21, 2015
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Rotterdam Philharmonic shimmers under Nézet-Séguin
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin came to […]
Feb 21, 2015
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