Bill Gowen
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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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Chicago Symphony Chorus sets 'Yule!' traditionDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Our second installment of 2008 holiday concerts begins with what has become a tradition over the last 14 years: "Welcome Yule!" at Symphony Center in Chicago. It's the a...
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Local groups set for musical kickoff to holiday seasonNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - The holiday music season makes its annual early arrival next week with the offering of several area events continuing through Christmas week. Here's a glance at various ...
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CSO foresees bright futureNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Principal conductor Bernard Haitink returns to Symphony Center this weekend for his annual fall residency, covering three subscription weeks through Dec. 9. Haitink open...
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Gershwin's wonderful opera at last seen in ChicagoNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the most eagerly anticipated Lyric Opera premieres took place Tuesday night with the opening of "Porgy and Bess," scheduled to run through Dec. 19. George Gershwi...
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Gershwin masterpiece belatedly comes to LyricNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Is it the "great American opera?" Beginning Tuesday, Lyric Opera of Chicago will finally state its case for George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," with 13 performances thro...
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Lyric's 'Lulu' not happy but moving nonethelessNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - When Lyric Opera of Chicago first presented "Lulu" in the 1987-88 season with Catherine Malfitano in the title role, the opera created a sensation. Rarely had the Lyric'...
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EYSO set for first concerts of 'Americans We' seasonNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra has a wide-ranging program set for the first two concerts of its 33rd season on Nov. 9, presented under the title "Sinfónica." This fo...
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ESO connects with rousing all-Russian programOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - This weekend's second Classic Series concert of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 2008-09 season has been chosen with his usual care by music director Robert Hanson. It's a...
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Tireless Mauceri makes sure to save time for fundamentalsOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - One word to describe John Mauceri, conducting this fall's production of "The Pearl Fishers" at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is "indefatigable." Mauceri is not only a world-cl...