United States Gluck, Orphée et Eurydice: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Harry Bicket (conductor), John Neumeier (director), Joffrey Ballet. Civic Opera House, Chicago. 23.9.2017 (JLZ)
A Director Delves Into Dance for Gluck’s Classic Tale
James Zychowicz
A Delicious Taste of Lyric’s New Season
United States Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Bellini, Gluck, Donizetti, Massenet, Bizet, Wagner: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus/Michael Black (director), Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Millennium Park, Chicago, IL. 8.9.2016. (JLZ)
Robert Carsen Directs a Lovingly Detailed My Fair Lady
United States Lerner & Loewe, My Fair Lady: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago/David Chase (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 29.4.2017. (JLZ)
A Glimpse of Tomorrow’s Opera Stars
United States Rising Stars of 2016: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Timothy Myers (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 1.4.2017. (JLZ)
Conlon, Connolly, and Cox Combine for an Evening to Remember
United States Schubert, Mahler: Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano), Richard Cox (tenor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / James Conlon (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 31.3.2017. (JLZ)
In an Onegin Revival, an Outstanding Cast
United States Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Alejo Perez (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago, 4.3.2017. (JLZ)
New Carmen Riffs on Picasso’s Guernica
United States Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago / Harry Bicket (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 11.2.2017. (JLZ)
Norma Meets Game of Thrones
United States Bellini, Norma: Soloists and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 27.1.2017. (JLZ)
(Photo: Andrew Cioffi)