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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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Chicago Chorale adds jewel to crown of English choral gems
The Chicago Chorale provided a tidy survey of English choral gems […]
Jun 11, 2023
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Apollo’s Fire wraps Chicago season in lively style with music of exile
When you attend an Apollo’s Fire concert, you know you’re in […]
Mar 13, 2023
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Gender and German get some updating in Northwestern Opera Theater’s “Magic Flute”
Men and women, day and night, hot and cold, left brain […]
Feb 25, 2023
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Montero pushes Music of the Baroque with a spirited Mozart
Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero proved an energetic foil, and then some, […]
Jan 22, 2023
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Seasonal shades of light and dark from New Orford strings at Winter Chamber Festival
Light and its opposites — darkness, heaviness and a touch of […]
Jan 16, 2023
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