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Compelling story and music undone by panegyrics in Lyric Opera’s “Omar”

Following its world premiere at Spoleto Festival USA in 2022, the […]

Oct 24, 2026
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Bohemian rhapsody: Wang’s expressive Dvořák lights up CSO’s Romantic program

A cornerstone 19th-century concerto was framed by a pair of rarely […]

Oct 23, 2026
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Lyric OperaGiddens & Abels: OmarIssachah Savage, Kearstin Piper Brown, Zoie Reams, […]

Oct 20, 2026
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Lipman’s extraordinary Walton lifts IPO’s mixed season opener 

Last season the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra made an ill-advised feint toward […]

Oct 18, 2026
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Lyric Opera opens season with a wickedly winning “Don Giovanni”

You don’t mess with operatic success. Such was the winning formula […]

Oct 11, 2026
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Mäkelä wraps an auspicious autumn with thrilling Stravinsky and Walton

When Klaus Mäkelä made his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut in 2022, […]

Oct 09, 2026
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Mäkelä leads the CSO in a humane and moving Mahler Ninth

Time will tell what kind of programming Klaus Mäkelä will bring […]

Oct 02, 2026
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Mäkelä talks Mahler; Also Sibelius, Shostakovich, Walton, and his growing bond with the CSO

Klaus Mäkelä is the un-maestro. No imperious attitude or ego-driven power […]

Sep 29, 2026
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An exuberant “Jupiter” highlights MOB’s Mozart season-opener

Music of the Baroque opened its 56th season with an all-Mozart […]

Sep 29, 2026
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When symphonies collide: Mäkelä returns to CSO with sterling Sibelius and discordant Shostakovich 

For the first program of his three-week fall residency with the […]

Sep 25, 2026
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