Articles filed under Opera
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Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet's lavish 'Nutcracker' returnsNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - 1893 again The Joffrey Ballet revives Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's version that resets the action to Chicago in anticipation of...
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Silent movie-inspired 'Magic Flute' dazzles at art deco Lyric Opera HouseNov 04, 2021 7:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago is late in the game at importing the Komische Oper Berlin's 2012 version of Mozart's “The Magic Flute.” Dozens of opera companies around the g...
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Return to form: Fans rejoice in the return of live operaSep 28, 2021 6:00 am - During the COVID-19 pandemic, opera could not live up to its four-century status as the “Total Art Form.” Sure, there were some online concerts and films created during...
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Best Bets: Lyric Opera crowns a new 'Macbeth'Sep 15, 2021 7:30 am - Shakespearean tragedy Former St. Charles resident Sondra Radvanovsky makes her role debut as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's "Macbeth" at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The new pro...
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Suburban singers perform in Metropolitan Opera concert remembering 9/11Sep 10, 2021 6:00 am - A major 9/11 commemoration by The Metropolitan Opera in New York this Saturday includes two singers who grew up in the Chicago suburbs. In "Verdi's Requiem: The Met Reme...
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Best Bets: Lyric's 'Sunday in the Park' plays Jay Pritzker PavilionAug 24, 2021 6:00 am - Opera outdoors & online Experience the Lyric Opera of Chicago either live or online this weekend. New music director Enrique Mazzola conducts singers from the Ryan Opera...
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Live opera returns with new Opera Festival of Chicago, Des Plaines' summer operaJul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - After more than a year of online-only performances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, live opera is returning to select stages around Chicago. The training company Chica...
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Lyric Opera, Joffrey Ballet announce upcoming seasons; return to live indoor performancesMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet plan to resume live stage performances this fall. Both companies jointly announced their 2021-22 seasons Wednesday, af...
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Spotlight: Northlight's BJ Jones co-stars with Tracy Michelle Arnold in virtual reading of 'Wright/Rand'Apr 15, 2021 6:00 am - Northlight Interplay Northlight Theatre's Interplay New Play Development Program virtual readings continue with "Wright/Rand," a two-hander by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric S...
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Best Bets: MLK celebrations move onlineJan 12, 2021 5:00 am - MLK tribute The African American Arts Alliance of Chicago and Black Ensemble Theater present a virtual version of the "10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration...