Performances
Ma and Ax team up for a memorable evening of Brahms – Feb 26, 2014
Rewarding as Thursday night’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra program was spotlighting Stravinsky rarities, [...]
Even with Duke Ellington’s music, Chicago Opera Theater’s “Queenie Pie” is barely skin deep – Feb 17, 2014
Chicago Opera Theater opened its 40th season with Duke Ellington’s Queenie Pie, [...]
Borodin’s original “Prince Igor” shines, dark yet brilliant, at the Met – Feb 08, 2014
It has been nearly a century since Borodin’s Prince Igor was last heard at [...]
Leonard’s radiant debut a highlight in Lyric Opera’s bright new “Barber” – Feb 03, 2014
With yet another major snowfall this past weekend in Chicago, a trip [...]
Even with Yo-Yo Ma, Muti and Chicago Symphony, premiere of double cello concerto proves a mixed melange – Feb 01, 2014
In their first performance of 2014 on home turf, Riccardo Muti and [...]
Fleming returns to “Rusalka” with touching portrayal and vocal unease – Jan 25, 2014
Returning to a touchstone role is a tricky thing—a star singer can [...]
Racette’s riveting portrayal lifts Lyric Opera’s second-cast “Butterfly” – Jan 13, 2014
The Lyric Opera of Chicago launched its new production of Puccini’s Madama [...]
Taymor’s “Flute” works its seasonal magic at the Met – Dec 18, 2013
For critics and concertgoers alike, mid-December can be one of the bleakest [...]
Lyric Opera’s delightful “Fledermaus” banishes the winter chill – Dec 12, 2013
The Lyric Opera season to date has been characterized by uneven casting [...]
A fine ensemble cast boosts the Met’s delightful Fifties’ “Falstaff” – Dec 08, 2013
It took a village—five countries, really—to give birth to the new production [...]
