Archive for March, 2018

Critic’s Choice

Lyric Opera will close its opera opera season with the Chicago premiere […]

Mar 15, 2018
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Chicago Fringe Opera gives the problematic “Great God Pan” a worthy world premiere

For the second time in the past month, Chicago has seen […]

Mar 13, 2018
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Kirov leads the Illinois Philharmonic in a rich and rousing Mahler First

Is it possible to have a great Mahler performance when the […]

Mar 11, 2018
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Lyric Opera highlights Bernstein’s yearning lost souls in centennial tribute

Judged solely by the evening’s title, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “Celebrating […]

Mar 11, 2018
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Kavakos provides a season highlight with Shostakovich

What is the greatest violin concerto of the 20th century?  The […]

Mar 09, 2018
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Haymarket Opera marks the Lenten season with a curio by Anonymous

Haymarket Opera offered its annual Lenten program in an early evening concert […]

Mar 09, 2018
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Critic’s Choice

It’s a bit of a gamble to base a Critic’s Choice […]

Mar 08, 2018
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Orion Ensemble serves up chamber rarities and a world premiere

“Old Meets New” was the title of the Orion Ensemble’s Wednesday […]

Mar 08, 2018
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Aimard wraps UC’s Ligeti series with precision and intensity

The University of Chicago Presents’ season-long festival devoted to György Ligeti […]

Mar 07, 2018
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Strong cast overwhelmed by staging idiocies in Lyric Opera’s hellish “Faust”

There is one great truth in the arts: mimes are always […]

Mar 04, 2018
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