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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