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Bell, Grant Park Chorus shine brightly amid the lingering purple haze

Neither heat nor humidity nor thick plumes of smoke spurred by […]

Jul 18, 2026
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After 70-year absence, “Adriana Lecouvreur” gets red-blooded revival from Opera Festival of Chicago

Francesco Cilea was no Puccini when it came to creating operatic […]

Jun 29, 2026
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Outwater, GPO mix Tchaikovsky warhorse, Harrison rarity with Pride

Rainstorms such as the one that wiped out the second half […]

Jun 27, 2026
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Weilerstein wraps CSO season with absorbing survey of American music

As crazy quilts of musical Americana go, the program presented by […]

Jun 19, 2026
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Gaffigan and Yu fill the CSO breach with spirited classicism 

Cancellations at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra can cut in several directions. […]

May 22, 2026
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Bella Voce closes season with Spanish colonial rarities 

Each installment of Bella Voce’s “Expanding the Canon” series, beginning in […]

May 03, 2026
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Biondi makes impressive MOB debut with winning Italian program

Few, if any, movers and shakers among the international early music […]

Apr 14, 2026
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Haymarket Opera unearths another delightful Hasse rarity with “Semele”

Haymarket Opera Company is on a Hasse roll. In 2023 the […]

Mar 28, 2026
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COT does justice to a neglected Weill masterpiece in Chicago premiere

Der Silbersee (The Silver Lake) was the last work Kurt Weill […]

Mar 05, 2026
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Dover Quartet concludes Winter Chamber Fest with renewed vitality

The Dover Quartet, which closed the 2026 Winter Chamber Music Festival […]

Feb 15, 2026
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