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)
Memorable performance of Puccini’s Tosca at Lyric Opera of Chicago
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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)
Haunting arrangements of Haitian songs from Nathalie Joachim and the Spektral Quartet
United States Various, Fanm d’Ayiti: Nathalie Joachim (vocals, flute and electronics) and Spektral Quartet (Clara Lyon, Maeve Feinberg [violins], Doyle Armbrust [viola], Russell Rolen [cello]). Filmed for Cal Performances at Black Ensemble Theater, Chicago, reviewed as a live stream (14.10.2020) and available on demand through 12.1.2021. (HS)
