Chicago
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)
In an Extended Residency, Muti Resurrects Rare Prokofiev and Gives a World Premiere by the Other Adams
United States Rossini, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Prokofiev, S. Adams, Schumann: Soloists, Chicago Symphony Chorus/Duain Wolfe (director), Chicago Children’s Choir, Josephine Lee (artistic director), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center and Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago. 16-17-25.2; 21.3.2017. (DP)
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)