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Berlioz makes a belated Lyric Opera bow with “Damnation of Faust”
The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s storied history is made all the more fascinating by the fact that it ...
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Feb 15, 2010
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Lyric Opera to offer a balanced, conservative lineup next season, with 11% fewer performances
The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced its 2010-2011 lineup Tuesday, which adroitly mixes populist repertory with less-often-heard works ...
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Jan 26, 2010
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Young conductor takes a low-key approach to life and music
Last fall at the Harris Theater, the young American conductor Kazem Abdullah led a group of Brazilians through ...
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Jan 13, 2010
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CSO to mark Boulez’s 85th birthday in style
Sometimes the stars actually do align, and the right people are in the right place at the right ...
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Jan 07, 2010
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The Top 7 Performances of 2009
Why seven performances instead of ten? Well, Chicago Classical Review was not around for the first four months ...
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Dec 20, 2009
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Nicholas Kraemer, a conductor who thrives on defying expectatations
It was a late Tuesday morning last month, and, according to Nicholas Kraemer’s body clock, he should ...
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Dec 08, 2009
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Violinist Ilya Kaler brings a scholar’s evolving perspective to Brahms
With the possible exception of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, few of the greatest works in that genre are as ...
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Nov 11, 2009
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Injured by offstage mugger and onstage tenor, Sondra Radvanovsky perseveres to sing in Lyric Opera “Ernani”
If Sondra Radvanovsky ever wanted to pull a demanding diva act, now would be the time.
The ...
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Oct 21, 2009
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Being and Opera-ness: Chicago Opera Vanguard enters season with “No Exit”
For most opera companies their first season, is, well, their first season.
But for Chicago Opera Vanguard, the street-theater ...
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Oct 15, 2009
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Russian tenor takes a less-traveled path to Puccini
Chicago opera lovers caught their first glimpse of Russian tenor Vladimir Galouzine nine years ago on a ...
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Sep 24, 2009
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