Articles filed under Opera
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Gurnee native hits high note as international opera starMar 11, 2014 5:00 am - Amanda Majeski once auditioned for Carmel High School's prestigious musical program, the Street Scene Student Show in Mundelein. Rejected! "My mom suggested I try some v...
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Harris Theater halts shows due to electrical fireFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - An electrical fire Wednesday at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago has forced the cancellation of all shows at the 1,525-seat Millennium Park venue throug...
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Best bets: Circus Spectacular wows at Sears CentreFeb 18, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Big-top fun Carden Entertainment brings its 51st Circus Spectacular with exotic animals, graceful aerialists, skilled acrobats and more to the Sears C...
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Best bets: Swoon to sounds of The Midtown MenFeb 11, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Who Loves You? Serenades from members of the original Broadway cast of “Jersey Boys” will fill the Paramount Theatre when The Midtown Men perform two ...
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Best bets: Bullriders test their mettle at Sears CentreJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Bucking trend See daring men and women brave bucking bulls, participate in barrel racing and more at the Professional Championship Bullriders World To...
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Best bets: Bull riders tough it out at AllstateJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Seconds count See which competitors can hold on the longest when the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series returns this weekend at the Alls...
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Lyric's 'Die Fledermaus' bubbles with comic delightDec 12, 2013 4:30 am - It's been a scant seven seasons since the Lyric Opera of Chicago last presented "Die Fledermaus" (aka "The Bat"), the ever-popular 1874 Viennese comic operetta by Johann...
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Best bets: Pop goes the Jingle Bash at AllstateDec 10, 2013 4:45 am - Jingle pop The Jonas Brothers, Jason Derulo, Armin Van Buuren, Pitbull, Ariana Grande, Austin Mahone, Avicii and Emblem3 are just some of the bands on the bil...
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Joel, MacLaine, Santana receive Kennedy Center honorsDec 08, 2013 6:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The "Piano Man" who became one of the world's best-selling artists of all time with such hits as "Just the Way You Are," ''Uptown Girl" and "Allentown" was ...
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Hawaiian baritone making his mark at Chicago's Lyric OperaNov 27, 2013 4:45 am - CHICAGO — There are baritones who sing opera, and then there are “Verdi baritones.” Quinn Kelsey has no doubts about which camp he is in. “I'm definitely a Verdi bariton...