Archive for February, 2015

Muti leads CSO in a grandly scaled and emotionally distant Mozart “Requiem”

It’s always a bit facile to impute external factors to a […]

Feb 20, 2015
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After a long exile, Weinberg’s “Passenger” to arrive at Lyric Opera

The spark came unexpectedly. It was a sunny summer’s day in […]

Feb 18, 2015
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Critic’s Choice

  Feast or famine. For those of us who bewail the […]

Feb 17, 2015
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Critic’s Choice

Founded by Randall West and Brian Baxter in 2010, the Chicago […]

Feb 12, 2015
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Magnificent singing triumphs over drab, postmodern staging in Lyric’s “Tannhäuser”

Coming between The Flying Dutchman and Lohengrin, Tannhäuser stands as a […]

Feb 11, 2015
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Marvin David Levy 1932-2015

Marvin David Levy, the American composer who shot to fame at […]

Feb 09, 2015
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“Bel Canto” premiere, “Wozzeck” and Fleming’s “Merry Widow’ on tap for Lyric Opera in 2015-16

The Lyric Opera of Chicago will enter its seventh decade with […]

Feb 09, 2015
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Chicago Jazz Philharmonic engagingly bridges the genres in “Third Stream” homage

Midway between the birth of jazz and the present day, composer, […]

Feb 07, 2015
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Jackiw, Polonsky offer compelling and intelligent program at Mandel Hall

The University of Chicago Presents series hosted violinist Stefan Jackiw and […]

Feb 07, 2015
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center shines brightly in percussion program

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returned to the Harris […]

Feb 06, 2015
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