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Nicole Cabell to take over the Countess role in the Lyric’s “Figaro.”

Anne Schwanewilms has withdrawn from the Lyric Opera’s production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro due to a ...
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Mar 09, 2010
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New works and familiar faces to mark Muti’s debut CSO season

Free concerts in Pilsen Sept. 16 and Millennium Park Sept. 19. A subscription season that opens Sept. 23-28 ...
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Feb 25, 2010
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Chorus to be in the spotlight this summer at Grant Park Music Festival

Grand choral masterworks will offer the big nights in the 76th season of the Grant Park Music Festival, ...
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Feb 17, 2010
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Boston’s Liber Ensemble to replace canceled Trio Mediaeval

Trio Mediaeval has cancelled its U.S. tour due to the pregnancy of one of its members. That means ...
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Feb 11, 2010
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Muti to lead concert performances of “Otello” in inaugural season

Riccardo Muti will conduct soloists and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a concert version of Verdi’s ...
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Jan 27, 2010
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Yo-Yo Ma named CSO consultant

Yo-Yo Ma has been appointed creative consultant to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, tasked with carrying out outreach and ...
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Dec 15, 2009
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Strike averted as Lyric Opera musicians and management come to terms

The slender lady will sing Saturday night.
A settlement has been reached between the Lyric Opera of Chicago and ...
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Dec 04, 2009
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Lyric Opera musicians call a strike for Saturday’s “Merry Widow” opening

The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s opening night performance of The Merry Widow may not be so merry. ...
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Dec 03, 2009
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Former CSO fund-raiser hired as new Grant Park Music Festival chief

Reflecting the current straitened financial environment for arts organizations, the Grant Park Music Festival has turned to an ...
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Oct 28, 2009
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CSO remains in the black and Muti charms at annual meeting

The big news to come out of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual meeting this week was that the ...
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Oct 17, 2009
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