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Season of change for Lyric Opera in 2020-21
Feb 12, 2020 1:43 PM - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2020-21 season marks the end of the two-decade tenure of Sir Andrew Davis as the company's music director and brings with it other changes as well. -
Best bets: 'Riverdance' steps back to Chicago, Stray Kids plays Rosemont
Feb 2, 2020 7:29 AM - The "Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show" tours back to Chicago, the K-pop band Stray Kids brings their world tour "District 9: Unlock" to the Rosemont Theatre, and Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn play Elgin Community College. -
Broadway stars announced for Lyric's '42nd Street'
Dec 18, 2019 12:01 AM - Tony Award winner Faith Prince and Tony nominee Norm Lewis are set to star in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's spring 2020 production of "42nd Street." -
Renee Fleming leads emotionally complex 'Light in the Piazza' at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Dec 19, 2019 10:36 AM - Opera star Renee Fleming and Alex Jennings star in a lovely international tour of "The Light in the Piazza." The six-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical continues at the Lyric Opera of Chicago through Sunday, Dec. 29. -
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky brings Donizetti's 'Three Queens' together in Lyric concert
Nov 27, 2019 10:56 AM - Former St. Charles resident Sondra Radvanovsky stars in "The Three Queens" for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The semi-staged concerts feature final scenes from Donizetti's Tudor triology operas. -
Constable: Some suburban veterans find a way to heal, with opera
Nov 11, 2019 6:25 PM - There are myriad ways to honor veterans on Veterans Day, but there's only one opera partially commissioned by the Army. It's in Park Ridge and includes local veterans.
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Best bets: John Cleese tours to the Genesee, Moody Blues' Lodge plays the Arcada
Nov 10, 2019 7:31 AM - Spend "An Evening With John Cleese" at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre, John Lodge of The Moody Blues plays the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and comedian Pete Lee headlines Zanies in Rosemont. -
Weekend at play: Cirque Italia's 'Water Circus' makes a splash in Gurnee
Nov 8, 2019 12:51 PM - Comedian Jeff Dye brings the laughs to Zanies in Rosemont, Cirque Italia dazzles with "Water Circus" in Gurnee and Scrap Arts Music performs "Children of Metropolis" at Fermilab in Batavia. These are just a few of the many entertaining events happening this weekend in the suburbs. -
Lyric Opera names Enrique Mazzola as new music director
Sep 12, 2019 5:45 PM - The Lyric Opera of Chicago has designated Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola as its next music director starting with the 2021-22 season. Mazzola succeeds British conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who will conclude his two-decades-long tenure as Lyric music director at the end of the 2020-21 season. -
Best bets: Bacon Brothers play the Metropolis; Wizard World Chicago invades Rosemont
Aug 19, 2019 6:00 AM - Kevin Bacon and his brother, Michael, perform as The Bacon Brothers at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights, Wizard World Chicago invades Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and Leonard Bernstein's suburban strife opera "Trouble in Tahiti" plays the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.
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