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• Review: Beautiful Thing (Pride Films and Plays)

  

  Beautiful Thing Written by Jonathan Harvey Directed by John Nasca Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport (map) thru Feb 17 | tickets: $23-$25 | more info Check fo... Read more

  The 23 January 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Wolf Hall News!

  

  Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, after Hans Holbein the Younger, early 17th century. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.Calling my fellow Wolf Hall and... Read more

  The 23 January 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Review: Bud, Not Buddy (Chicago Children’s Theatre)

  

  Bud, Not Buddy Adapted by Reginald Andre Jackson Directed by Derrick Sanders Ruth Page Center, 1016 N. Dearborn (map) thru Feb 24 | tickets: $36 | more info... Read more

  The 21 January 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Opera Review: A Voice to Die For

  

  Angela Meade sings Il Trovatore at the Met. by Paul J. Pelkonen Die hard: Angela Meade as Leonora, having just drunk poison in Act IV of Il Trovatore.Photo by... Read more

  The 20 January 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Rigoletto

  

  The Met unveils its new production...set in...Las Vegas? by Paul J. Pelkonen Vega$, baby! Zeljko Lucic stars in Verdi's tragedy.Promotional image for Rigoletto ... Read more

  The 14 January 2013 by   Superconductor
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• The ‘Italian’ Composer from Campinas – Part Four: Carlos Gomes, a Spent Force

  

  The Man Who Would Be VerdiGiuseppe Verdi (blogclasico.blogspot.com)Despite the comparisons to Giuseppe Verdi and the earlier predictions of his being the great... Read more

  The 11 January 2013 by   Josmar16
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• 1932 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony - Lake Placid

  

  www.olympicceremony.org 1928 St. Moritz Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid, New York 1932 Governor of New York, Franklin... Read more

  The 10 January 2013 by   Pinkall
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• As Never Seen Before

  

  These phrase spread on the internet this morning when newspapers discovered these beautiful photos on Facebook, referring to Angela Gheorghiu's choice of wearin... Read more

  The 09 January 2013 by   Irinastanescu
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• DVD Review: The Shoe Must Go On

  

  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg from Glyndebourne. by Paul J. Pelkonen Cobbler Hans Sachs (Gerald Finley (r.) tries to get some work done as Beckmesser (Johann... Read more

  The 08 January 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Andrea Chenier: e Forse Per Questo Solo V'amo

  

  Not only do I like Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chenier, but I will defend it as a barely-guilty pleasure. The libretto by Luigi Illica boasts fairly... Read more

  The 07 January 2013 by   Singingscholar
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