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With Mazzola’s contract extended through 2031, Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 season to bring “Fidelio,” “Rigoletto” and “Blue”’
Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 season will bring just four grand operas, two […]
Mar 12, 2024
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Music of the Baroque provides timely balm with Bach’s “St. John Passion”
The world is in chaos, wars rage around the globe, civil […]
Mar 12, 2024
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Bradley provides fleeting highlights in Lyric Opera’s grim, militaristic “Aida”
It has been 12 years since Lyric Opera last took the […]
Mar 10, 2024
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Hrůša returns and ignites CSO in music of Strauss, Lutosławski
This week’s concerts by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra launch a significant […]
Mar 08, 2024
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“Theodora,” “The Creation” and “Christmas Oratorio” highlight MOB’s 2024-25 season
Music of the Baroque will present three major choral works in […]
Mar 07, 2024
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Newberry Consort and friends take audience on engaging minstrel journey
The Newberry Consort has long been the venerable stalwart of Chicago’s early-music […]
Mar 02, 2024
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CSO hits the snooze button for transitional 2024-25 season
If anyone wants to know what the potential downside is of […]
Feb 28, 2024
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Illinois Philharmonic serves up high-stepping Gershwin and a Sierra premiere takes flight
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra continued its season Saturday night with the […]
Feb 25, 2024
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Lintu returns to CSO with iridescent Saariaho and satiric Shostakovich
The two main works on this week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra program […]
Feb 24, 2024
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March 20
Lyric OperaVerdi: AidaMichelle Bradley, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton,Reginald Smith Jr.; Enrique […]
Feb 21, 2024
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