United States Mahler: Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Symphony Center, Chicago, 22.4.2022. (JLZ)
Jaap van Zweden conducts a powerful performance of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony
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Memorable performance of Puccini’s Tosca at Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 18.3.2022. (JLZ)
A virtuosic trio and a lively Beethoven at Chicago’s Symphony Center
United States Beethoven: Emanuel Ax (piano), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello). Symphony Center, Chicago, 11.3.2022. (JLZ)
A thrilling Florencia en al Amazonas at Lyric Opera of Chicago
United States Daniel Catán, Florencia en el Amazonas: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago / Jordan de Souza (conductor). Civic Opera House, Chicago, 26.11.2021. (JLZ)
Lively and sophisticated: Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love at Lyric Opera of Chicago
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)
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)
Lyric Opera of Chicago pares down a Wagnerian epic for a pandemic drive-through
United States Twilight: Gods, a Drive-Through Adaptation of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung: Soloists, actors and dancers, Members of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra. Performed at Millennium Lakeside Parking Garage, Chicago and reviewed on 26.4.2021 (running through 2.5.2021). (DP)
