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• Concert Review: Songs from a Hockey Arena

  

  Billy Joel rocks Madison Square Garden...again. by Paul J. Pelkonen Big Shot: Billy Joel at the piano for your dining and dancing pleasure. Photo © 2017... Read more

  The 24 November 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Concert Review: A Full Feast of Rare Birds

  

  Gianandrea Noseda leads the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J. Pelkonen Because photos of conductors get boring, here's a set design for The Legend of the... Read more

  The 25 November 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Dante's Music of Paradise

  

  Dante and the Divine (Gustav Doré) I recently finished teaching Dante's Divine Comedy. Predictably, I made much of how the poem uses music. Read more

  The 26 November 2017 by   Singingscholar
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• Recordings Review: The Last Laugh

  

  Dmitri Hvorostovsky takes his final curtain in Rigoletto. by Paul J. Pelkonen Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Rigoletto, a role he sang at the Met and Covent Garden. Read more

  The 27 November 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Tick, Tick…BOOM! (The Cuckoo’s Theater Project)

  

  Charming but inconsistent Review by Lauren Whalen According to Anthony Rapp's memoir, Jonathan Larson once said, "I'm the future of musical theater." This... Read more

  The 29 November 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Concert Review: Solemnity Now

  

  The Metropolitan Opera mounts an old-fashioned Verdi Requiem. by Paul J. Pelkonen James Levine in his element. Photo © 2017 The Metropolitan Opera Press... Read more

  The 29 November 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Fade (Teatro Vista and Victory Gardens Theater)

  

  Inspired by playwright's own experiences, 'Fade' is thought-provoking and darkly funny Review by Lauren Whalen It's not enough to have actors of color... Read more

  The 30 November 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Norma

  

  The Bellini bel canto classic returns with a new cast. by Paul J. Pelkonen Angela Meade (top) and Jamie Barton in the 2013 production of Norma at the Met.... Read more

  The 30 November 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Othello (Invictus Theatre Company)

  

  Solid ensemble work lifts shaky but ambitious Invictus inaugural production Review by Lauren Whalen Othello is a difficult play, and hands-down my favorite... Read more

  The 24 November 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: Wedding Band (The Artistic Home)

  

  Heart wrenching story of love in the face of bigotry The theater is small, thus the action and the words, oh yes the words, are close. It holds true for... Read more

  The 25 November 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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