Performances
With a new home, Haymarket Opera, DeShong mark the Lenten season with Bach
If the diving stock market, the spreading coronavirus and ceaseless political […]
Feb 29, 2020
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With two debuts, CSO presents a rare Northern night of Nielsen and Sibelius
It says something about the conservatism of Chicago Symphony Orchestra programming […]
Feb 28, 2020
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Divas duel delightfully in entertaining Music of the Baroque program
Vocal works of Handel and Mozart are not exactly terra incognita […]
Feb 25, 2020
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With Bloom’s subtle artistry, a low instrument soars high in CSO premiere
It’s a fair bet that most of the people who packed […]
Feb 21, 2020
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Yuja rocks a full house with keyboard fireworks and artistry
Yuja Wang. Superstar. With apologies to Webber and Rice, the song […]
Feb 18, 2020
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Tchaikovsky trashed: Lyric audience dealt a losing hand by disastrous staging of “Queen of Spades”
If necrophilia is your thing, Lyric Opera has a show for […]
Feb 17, 2020
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Lyric Opera’s tepid “Butterfly” takes belated flight
Sunday’s wintry weather made it an inviting proposition to settle into […]
Feb 10, 2020
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Piffaro joins Newberry Consort to explore the world of Isabella d’Este
The Newberry Consort concluded its second concert series of the season […]
Feb 10, 2020
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COT’s trivial “Freedom Ride” reduces Civil Rights heroes to soap opera cliches
As the cast took their curtain calls following the world premiere […]
Feb 09, 2020
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Violinist Hagen lights up Illinois Philharmonic’s Tchaikovsky night
On Saturday night the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra offered an all-Tchaikovsky program […]
Feb 09, 2020
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