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Quite Unloseable Game? Powder Face York City Opera

A Quite Unloseable Game? Powder Her Face at New York City Opera

Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll Photo courtesy of National Portrait Gallery Poet Philip Larkin famously identified 1963 as the year sex was discovered, "between the end of... Read more

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Concert Review: Size Does Matter

Mariss Jansons conducts Bartók and Mahler. by Paul J. Pelkonen Pushing the boundaries: Mariss Jansons conducted the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestraat Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night... Read more

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Review: Widowers’ Houses (ShawChicago)

Widowers’ Houses Written by George Bernard Shaw Directed by Kevin Christopher Fox at Ruth Page Center, 1016 N. Dearborn (map) thru Feb 25 | tickets: $12-$25 |... Read more

The 08 February 2013 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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A Ring-a-Ding-Ding ‘Rigoletto’ – Viva Las Vegas at the Met

Rigoletto at the Met, circa 1960 Las Vegas (dartmouth.edu)Updating the settings of nineteenth century works to modern times is a fairly common practice in many... Read more

The 17 February 2013 by Josmar16
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Review: Southbridge (Chicago Dramatists)

Southbridge Written by Reginald Edmund Directed by Russ Tutterow at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago (map) thru March 3 | tickets: $32 | more info Check for... Read more

The 09 February 2013 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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Review: Successors (Signal Ensemble Theatre)

Successors Written by Jon Steinhagen Directed by Ronan Marra at Signal Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice (map) thru March 2 | tickets: $15-$20 | more info Check for... Read more

The 09 February 2013 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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NEW - La Boheme in Paris, March/April 2014

Opera National de Paris has just announced its new 2013/2014 season. Angela Gheorghiu will be Mimi in 5 performances of La Boheme (March 27, 31, April 4, 7,... Read more

The 26 February 2013 by Irinastanescu
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Review: Scary Tales 2013 (Clock Productions)

Scary Tales 2013 Written/Adapted by David Denman Directed by David Denman and Alek White National Pastime Theater, 941 W. Lawrence (map) thru Feb 9 | tickets:... Read more

The 07 February 2013 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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Metropolitan Opera Preview: Francesca Di Rimini

The Met dusts off a forgotten production of a forgotten opera. by Paul J. Pelkonen A scene from the 1986 Met production of Francesca di Rimini. Photo by Winnie... Read more

The 23 February 2013 by Superconductor
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Two Brazilian Charmers – Part Five: Carmen Goes Bananas

Carmen Miranda in Hollywood (dvdtalk.com)A Night to RememberAs bad as the experience of being booed in Rio’s Teatro Municipal may have been for Bidu Sayão, it... Read more

The 16 February 2013 by Josmar16
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Review: A Soldier’s Play (Raven Theatre)

A Soldier’s Play Written by Charles Fuller Directed by Michael Menendian at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark (map) thru March 30 | tickets: $15-$36 | more info Chec... Read more

The 22 February 2013 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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The Grail-Shaped Beacon

Some (more) thoughts on Wagner's Parsifal. by Paul J. Pelkonen "You know where you can find me again." Jonas Kaufmann in Act II of the Met's new... Read more

The 14 February 2013 by Superconductor
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