Music
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Powerful cast drives Lyric's latest version of 'Madama Butterfly'Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - It's always welcome to see an old friend again, in this case Lyric Opera of Chicago's Harold Prince/Clarke Dunham production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." Thi...
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Chris Brown named artist of the year by Billboard
Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The accolades keep coming for Chris Brown -- this time, he's been named Billboard's top artist of 2008. "It's bigger than what I can ever imagine. It's unexp...
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Broadway stars to launch Ravinia's 2009 seasonDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly every arts administrator brings something special to his job, and for Welz Kauffman, president and CEO of the Ravinia Festival, it has been the festival's focus o...
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Berkner blasts back with new CD, Rosemont showDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - When she started working as a preschool music teacher, Laurie Berkner would come home and cry. She just couldn't figure out how to speak the kids' language or how to co...
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The Tossers celebrate roots, resilience on latest CDDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Depending on whom you ask, the definition of the slang term "tosser" varies. It might be what the Irish called an English coin after winning independence from Great Brit...
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Former Classics IV singer Dennis Yost dies at 65
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Avant performs strongly on new CD
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Unwrap a flurry of new holiday-themed albumsDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Regardless of the economy's health, the winter holidays promise several certainties: colored lights brightening neighborhoods, Santa parked at the mall, too many cookies...
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Madonna wins privacy case against U.K. tabloid
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Free holiday events in Winfield, LombardDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Fa-la-la on the farm Step back in time to the Victorian era to learn about the origins of some Christmas traditions in the "Christmas on the Farm" program. Guests can vi...