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Chicago Opera Theater’s all-20th-century 2014 season to offer three Chicago premieres – May 17, 2013
Chicago Opera Theater’s 2014 season promises to continue the edgy and inventive programming that has characterized its first two productions under new chief Andreas [...]
Handel and Haydn Society brings biblical fervor to Handel’s “Jephtha” – May 04, 2013
The last time the Handel and Haydn Society performed Jephtha, memories of the Civil War were still fresh in listeners’ minds. “It’s long overdue,” [...]
Verdi’s delightful “Un giorno” fit for a king at Sarasota Opera – Mar 20, 2013
Sarasota has been ground zero for Giuseppe Verdi aficionados in the U.S., with the local company’s ambitious series of the composer’s complete operas, including [...]
Muti and the CSO mark Mahler’s passing with retro Italian program – Oct 07, 2011
For the third and final week of his fall residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Muti offered a historic program that marked the [...]
The Met delivers a powerful, moving and very Catholic “Don Carlo” – Nov 23, 2010
“How was it for you?” a young man asked his companion as they lined up at the bar during the second intermission of Monday [...]
