Archive for November, 2016

Graham, Jovanovich bring belated fire to Lyric Opera’s epic “Troyens”

You want your French opera, you got your French opera. In […]

Nov 14, 2016
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Faust and Melnikov bring close rapport, top artistry to Beethoven at Mandel Hall

Programs devoted to a single composer are increasingly rare in chamber […]

Nov 12, 2016
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Van Zweden leads a program of grief and transcendence with CSO

When this week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra program was planned a year […]

Nov 11, 2016
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Rock and classical worlds collide and converge in Mills’ violin concerto

Six years ago Robert McDuffie came to the Harris Theater to […]

Nov 08, 2016
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Third Coast Baroque debuts with a unique, illuminating Spanish program

Third Coast Baroque gave its inaugural performance Sunday night at the […]

Nov 07, 2016
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Purcell’s music, likable cast win out over theatrical excess in COT’s Sin City “Fairy Queen”

This is not your grandfather’s Fairy Queen. Nor Henry Purcell’s for that […]

Nov 06, 2016
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Levine and CSO ignite in conductor’s return to Orchestra Hall

That makes two historic Chicago nights in a row. Okay, so […]

Nov 04, 2016
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Chicago Philharmonic serves up a smart and spooky Halloween program

Few local orchestras present more imaginative concerts than the Chicago Philharmonic […]

Nov 01, 2016
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