Performances
Two top tenors ignite Lyric’s “Cav & Pag” in a double bill to die for
An 11-inning final game of the World Series can be exciting, […]
Nov 02, 2025
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Muti returns to lead fresh, rewarding Hindemith, Dvořák with CSO
Sold-out concerts at Orchestra Hall may be rarities these days. But […]
Oct 31, 2025
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A retrenching IPO opens with mixed evening of Beethoven
One year ago the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off its season […]
Oct 26, 2025
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The dawn of opera, celebrated in style by Haymarket Opera, Newberry Consort with Peri’s “Euridice”
From the Florentine court at the dawn of the Baroque era, […]
Oct 25, 2025
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CSO serves up a lean and bracing blast of Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky was as stylistically restless as he was brilliant. This […]
Oct 24, 2025
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Compelling Garrop premiere anchors Chicago Philharmonic’s Ear Taxi concert
Among the 210 composers whose music is being given this month […]
Oct 20, 2025
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East Meets West in colorful Sinfonietta program
The Chicago Sinfonietta is known for crafting eclectic programs with music […]
Oct 19, 2025
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Belcea Quartet delivers world-class artistry for UChicago Presents series
The world’s greatest chamber groups always make one feel that whatever […]
Oct 18, 2025
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Mäkelä returns to CSO for a brilliant and blazing night of Berlioz
The burgeoning partnership of Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra […]
Oct 17, 2025
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Revenge is merciless yet vocally thrilling in Lyric Opera’s “Medea”
And you think your ex is crazy. How about a divorced […]
Oct 12, 2025
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