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Ambitious opera company to open season five with a Montemezzi rarity

Beginning Friday night, Opera Festival of Chicago returns for its fifth […]

May 06, 2025
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Vertavo Quartet brings fiery commitment to Winter Chamber Fest

Celebrating its 40th year, the Vertavo Quartet is likely the world’s […]

Jan 18, 2025
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Chicago Fringe Opera’s “Hindsight” is a harrowing retell of Leopold and Loeb

Newspapers called it “the crime of the century.” Although teenagers Nathan […]

Nov 02, 2024
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Apollo’s Fire brings theatrical verve to Bach’s Brandenburgs

Sometimes, the aura of reverence around Bach can suffocate performances of […]

Oct 27, 2024
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Bell, CSO make worthy case for quintuple-composer “Elements”

As awful as it was, the Covid-19 lockdown did have one […]

Jun 14, 2024
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Heggie’s brief “Before It All Goes Dark” makes a moving impact in Chicago premiere

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s latest collaboration made its […]

May 27, 2024
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Third Coast Percussion puts on spectacle with Montgomery, She-e Wu

Third Coast Percussion’s concert on Friday night at DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center […]

May 04, 2024
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COT’s “Book of Mountains and Seas” provides a unique theatrical experience but it’s not opera, Doc

Chicago Opera Theater’s production of Huang Ruo’s Book of Mountains and Seas Friday […]

Jan 27, 2024
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Lakeview Orchestra shines in colorful “French Connections” 

The Lakeview Orchestra once again distinguished itself as Chicago’s premiere non-professional […]

Oct 16, 2023
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Whimsy, improvisation kick off Impromptu Fest 

New Music Chicago opened the fourth edition of its Impromptu Fest […]

Sep 13, 2023
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