Articles filed under Opera
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Lyric's 'Die Fledermaus' bubbles with comic delightDec 13, 2013 5:12 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 11, 2013 5:02 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 09, 2013 9:37 am - 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 7:22 pm - 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...
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Best bets: Chazz Palminteri plays the ArcadaNov 06, 2013 5:05 am - New York story Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri (“Bullets Over Broadway,” “Modern Family”) brings his autobiographical Broadway show “A Bronx Tale” for a spec...
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Injured tenor bows out of Lyric's 'Otello'Oct 29, 2013 8:09 am - A previous back injury has prompted South African tenor Johan Botha to pull out of the remaining two performances of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's revival of Verdi's "Ote...
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Best bets: Beatles tribute 'Rain' comes to RosemontOct 23, 2013 6:12 am - Beatlemania The acclaimed Beatles tribute show“Rain” comes to the suburbs after playing Broadway for an extra two shows this Saturday at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 ...
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Elgin Opera ceases operationsOct 17, 2013 1:39 pm - Donations, ticket sales aren't enough to keep it afloat
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Best bets: Groove with Robin Thicke, Chaka Khan at V103 concertOct 02, 2013 7:57 am - Top pick R&B rally R&B music stars Charlie Wilson, Chaka Khan, Robin ThickeandBell Biv Devoewill be on hand for theV103 25th Anniversary celebration concert Sa...
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Italian maestro to perform inside lockupSep 28, 2013 1:40 pm - Associated Press CHICAGO — Italian-born maestro Riccardo Muti is once again taking his act to a captive audience — this time to a lockup for girls and young women outsid...