United States Donizetti, The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 2.10.2021. (JLZ)
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Admirable Verdi’s Macbeth inaugurates the 2021-2022 season of Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 17.9.2021. (JLZ)
Sunday in the Park with Lyric’s Rising Stars opens the 2021-22 Chicago season
United States Sunday in the Park with Lyric’s Rising Stars: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center 2021/22 Ensemble, Lyric Opera Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Pritzker Pavilion (Millennium Park), Chicago, 29.8.2021. (JLZ)
Two impressive debuts in Chicago Lyric’s Madama Butterfly reboot
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Henrik Nánási (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago. 7.3.2020. (JLZ)
A Stunning The Queen of Spades in Chicago
United States Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago. 15.2.2020. (JLZ)
In Chicago, Renée Fleming shines in The Light in the Piazza
United States Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas, The Light in the Piazza: Soloists, Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Kimberly Grigsby (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 14.12.2019. (JLZ)
In Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Don Giovanni, Donna Elvira triumphs
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / James Gaffigan (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago. 23.11.2019. (JLZ)
Heggie’s Dead Man Walking finally arrives in Chicago
United States Jake Heggie, Dead Man Walking: Soloists, Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Nicole Paiement (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 16.11.19. (JLZ)