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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