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• Concert Review: The Price of Reinvention

  

  Soprano Natalie Dessay returns to Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Natalie Dessay. Photo © Sony Classical. Natalie Dessay is no stranger to adversity. Read more

  The 28 April 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Queen (Victory Gardens Theater)

  

  World premiere makes bee ecology science both fascinating, provocative Review by Catey Sullivan Unlike most of us humans, bees leave the world a better... Read more

  The 27 April 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Cyrano De Bergerac

  

  "And all you can come up with is 'Big Nose.'" by Paul J. Pelkonen This isn't The Nose: Roberto Alagna as Cyrano de Bergerac.Photo by Ken Howard © 2017 The... Read more

  The 28 April 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: The Most Happy Fella (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)

  

  Though beautifully sung and staged, this 'Fella' has not aged well Review by Catey Sullivan Look, I get it: When The Most Happy Fella debuted in 1956, the... Read more

  The 19 April 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Skipping the Groove: The Long-Lost Art of the Complete Opera Album (Part Two) —...

  

  Sophia Loren (Aida) Afro Poli (Amonasro) in the film version of Verdi’s Aida (1953)Lights! Camera! Opera!From Puccini to his illustrious predecessor, Verdi,... Read more

  The 29 April 2017 by   Josmar16
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• Opera Review: The Treasure Hunters

  

  Manhattan School of Music unearths Die Zigeunerbaron. by Paul J. Pelkonen True love wins the day in the last scene if Die Zigeunerbaron.Photo courtesy... Read more

  The 29 April 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Review: When Her Ship Comes In

  

  The Met revives Der fliegende Holländer. by Paul J. Pelkonen I will leave you, loudly: Amber Wagner and Michael Volle in a scene fromDer fliegender Holländer.... Read more

  The 30 April 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Aladdin (Broadway in Chicago)

  

  No expense spared for irresistible production Review by Catey Sullivan Not for nothing does the touring production of Aladdin have 30tons worth of lighting... Read more

  The 30 April 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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