Category: Opera

Review: Teseo (Chicago Opera Theater)

Renee Tatum as Medea, Teseo, Chicago Opera Theater       
      
Teseo 

Music by George Frideric Handel  
Directed by James Darrah   
Conducted by Michael Beattie  
at Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph (map)
thru May 2  |  tickets: $25-$125   |  more info
       
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April 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Moscow, Cheryomushki (Chicago Opera Theater)

Ashleigh Semkow (Vava), Matt Boehler (Fedya) - in Chicago Opera Theatre's "Moscow, Cheryomushki", conducted by Alexander Platt, directed by Mike Donahue. (photo credit: Liz Lauren)      
     
Moscow, Cheryomushki

Music by Dmitri Shostakovich 
Libretto adapted by Meg Miroshnik
Conducted by Alexander Platt
Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph (map)
thru April 25  |  tickets: $25-$125   |  more info
       
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April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment More

Review: The Pirates of Penzance (Marriott Theatre)

Omar Lopez-Cepero and Patricia Noonan. Photo Courtesy of Peter Coombs and The Marriott Theatre.       
      
The Pirates of Penzance 

Written by Gilbert and Sullivan 
Directed by Dominic Missimi  
at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire (map)
thru June 10  |  tickets: $41-$49   |  more info
       
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April 15, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Rinaldo (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

05. Elza van den Heever, RINALDO, DBR_8915 c. Dan Rest       
      
Rinaldo

Music by George Frideric Handel
Libretto by Giacomo Rossi 
with H. Bicket, conductor; F. Negrin, director
Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr. (map)
thru March 24  |  tickets: $34-$234   |  more info
       
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March 1, 2012 | 5 Comments More

Review: Show Boat (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

A scene from Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Show Boat", directed by Francesca Zambello. (photo credit: Robert Kusel)       
      
Show Boat

By Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II 
Conducted by John DeMain
Directed by Francesca Zambello 
at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker (map)
thru March 17  |  tickets: $44-$254   |  more info
       
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February 18, 2012 | 3 Comments More

Review: Aida (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

28. AIDA, RST_2176 c. Dan Rest       
      
Aida

Music by Giuseppe Verdi 
Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni
Directed by Matthew Lata
Conducted by Renato Palumbo   
Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker (map)
thru March 25  |  tickets: $34-$224  |  more info
       
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February 3, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Hunchback Variations Opera (Theater Oobleck)

Larry Adams as Quasimodo in Theater Oobleck's "The Hunchback Variations Opera". Photo by Jim Newberry.       
      
The Hunchback
      Variations Opera
 

Music by Mark Messing  
Libretto by Mickle Maher
VG Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln (map)
thru Feb 19  |  tickets: $0-$20   |  more info
       
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January 29, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Magic Flute (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

08. Act 1, THE MAGIC FLUTE, RST_0647 c. Dan Rest       
      
The Magic Flute  

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis 
Directed by Matthew Lata
at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker (map)
thru Jan 22  |  tickets: $49-$254   |  more info
       
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December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment More

Review: Ariadne auf Naxos (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

12. ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, DBR_1467 c. Dan Rest       
      
Ariadne auf Naxos  

Composed by Richard Strauss   
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis   
Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker (map)
thru Dec 11  |  tickets: $34-$239   |  more info

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November 21, 2011 | 2 Comments More

Review: Boris Godunov (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

12. Ferruccio Furlanetto, Emily Fons, BORIS GODUNOV DBR_9589 c. Dan Rest       
      
Boris Godunov 

Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive (map)
thru Nov 29  |  tickets: $49-$254   |  more info

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November 10, 2011 | 2 Comments More

Review: Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Susanna Phillips and Giuseppe Filianoti in Lucia di Lammermoor (photo credit: Dan Rest)     
   
Lucia di Lammermoor  

Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
Conducted by Massimo Zanetti
Stage directed by Catherine Malfitano 
at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker (map)
thru Nov 5  |  tickets: $44-$229   |  more info

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October 11, 2011 | 2 Comments More