American opera and its institutions are experiencing an identity crisis. Nowhere is this clearer than in Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori’s Blue.
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Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
Since I began regularly attending performances at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1999, I have been a great admirer of director Francesca Zambello’s productions.
Windy City audiences can look forward to a a season of classics interspersed with a contemporary work and a world premiere
I had some trepidation about attending Terence Blanchard’s opera Champion because the “sport” of boxing has never appealed to me.
Leos Janacek’s 1904 opera Jenufa could be a rather grim affair.
Instead of following the story, we in the audience spend most of the evening thinking “What?? Why is that happening?”
San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago have announced the cancellation of their respective 2020 fall seasons.
My takeaway from this evening is that I want to hear a lot more from Amber Wagner.
“The article also referred imprecisely to offerings in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2012-13 season.”
