Bill Gowen
-
Lyric gets past backstage drama for spectacular debutSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's behind-the-scenes drama at Lyric Opera of Chicago was forgotten Saturday night when the Lyric presented its gala opening-night performance of Giuseppe Verdi'...
-
Lyric's opening night is a grand oneSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's behind-the-scenes drama at Lyric Opera of Chicago was forgotten Saturday night when the Lyric presented its gala opening-night performance of Giuseppe Verdi'...
-
Lyric's lureSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago's "season of stars" is set to open Saturday and Monday with a double blast of two of the most popular operas ever written. Saturday night's gala o...
-
ESO loses leader to FloridaSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Michael Pastreich, an architect of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's ascension as one of the leading regional orchestras in the United States, has accepted an offer to beco...
-
CSO agrees to new contractSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will embark next week on its 2007 tour of Europe fully in tune with a new players' contract. The orchestra's musicians and management anno...
-
Longtime ESO administrator leaving for FloridaSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Michael Pastreich, an architect of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's ascension as one of the leading regional orchestras in the United States, has accepted an offer to beco...
-
Performer for the agesSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Luciano Pavarotti was a giant of music in much more than a literal sense, and when I learned of his death Sept. 6 while traveling through New England, memories of his pe...
-
ESO's crescendoSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - When Itzhak Perlman joins the Elgin Symphony Orchestra at 6 p.m. Saturday for its annual season-opening gala concert, the curtain rises on the latest chapter for America...
-
Director keeps balance between new, familiarSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 2007-08 season follows the philosophy of music director Robert Hanson: a balance between familiar masterpieces of the orchestral repertoir...
-
Muti to open CSO season, lead tour in his 'audition'Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Will Muti be the man? The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will open its 2007-08 subscription season at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 3 p.m. Sept. 16 with the renowned Italian conducto...