Bill Gowen
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ESO celebrates life of Leonard BernsteinApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra turns its attention to Leonard Bernstein in a big way next weekend. A true American original as a composer and conductor, the memory of Bern...
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First La Scala, now the Met: A year of firsts for Lyric alumna Erin WallApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - An amazing season for soprano Erin Wall will continue Monday when the alumna of Lyric Opera of Chicago's Ryan Center for American Artists makes her Metropolitan Opera de...
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Sung directs ESO in bright, varied spring Mozart programApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - What better way to celebrate spring than with Mozart, classical music's genius of geniuses? The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is offering an all-Mozart program for its April ...
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ESO tunes up for tough economic timesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - To avoid the financial pitfalls experienced by many symphony orchestras throughout the United States, the Elgin Symphony is being proactive during the economic slowdown....
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'Camelot' among enticing offerings at Ravinia FestivalMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The Ravinia Festival will open June 5 with a presentation of the classic Lerner and Loewe musical "Camelot," starring Sylvia McNair as Guenevere, George Hearn as King Ar...
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Illnesses force personnel changes in Lyric, CSO performancesMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra have announced key artist changes for performances this month. Italian tenor Vincenzo La Scola has been forced ...
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Lyric's season finale, 'Seraglio', opensMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - It was a welcome return Monday night for Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," which is back at Lyric Opera of Chicago after making its debut here 25 years ago. T...
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Second 'Conductor of the Year' among several ESO honorsFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - It is an honor well deserved. The Illinois Council of Orchestras has named Elgin Symphony Orchestra music director Robert Hanson its "Conductor of the Year for a Profess...
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CSO plans celebrations of Muti, Beethoven, BoulezFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Just back from its 10-concert, five city tour of Asia, including its first visit to mainland China, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Thursday unveiled plans for its 119...
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'Twins' are simply grand at Lyric Opera of ChicagoFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The "twins" are back, and it makes for a grand evening at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" ("Rustic Chivalry") and Ruggero Leoncavallo's ...