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Sir Andrew Davis Leads a Preview of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park

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United StatesUnited States Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park 2015: Soloists and Members of the Ryan Opera Center of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera Chorus, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Michael Black (chorus master), Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Millenium Park, Chicago. 11.9.2015 (JLZ)

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Opera or Musical? The Eclectic Sound World of Ricky Ian Gordon

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Opera or Musical? The Eclectic Sound World of Ricky Ian Gordon Composer Ricky Ian Gordon has written instrumental music over the years, but “there’s no getting around it,” he admits, “I’m most excited by the voice. My mother was a singer, I was her accompanist and a lot of what making music is about to … Read more

Muti Champions Scriabin and Mourns a Critic with Mozart

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United StatesUnited States  Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Prokoviev, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Mozart, Ligeti, Beethoven: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Sergey Skorokhodov (tenor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Rosa Feola (soprano), Alisa Kolosova (mezzo-soprano), Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Michele Pertusi (bass), Stephanie Jeong (violin), Kenneth Olsen (cello), Jonathan Biss (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Riccardo Muti (conductor), Orchestra Hall, Chicago 15/23/27.1.2015, 19/26.2.2015, 7.3 2015 (DP)

Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Photo: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Todd Rosenberg)

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