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• Review: Sex and the Second City (Metropolis Arts)

  

  After a forgettable first act, the ensemble’s signature boldness and wit are better utilized in the second act. Instead of the stringed-together one-liners... Read more

  The 26 August 2011 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• The Super-Conductor Opera Preview Part II: The Pooh-Bah Edition

  

  Brought to you by the Lord High Everything Else. The Lord High Everything Else Yes, we already published the annual Metropolitan Opera Preview. It's in... Read more

  The 25 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Finding Maria Callas...in Brooklyn

  

  Finding operatic treasure in Park Slope. Sweet, innocent, and a viper: Maria Callas as Rosina. Photo © 1958 EMI Classics Last Saturday afternoon, following... Read more

  The 24 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Strangers and Romance (Strangeloop Theatre)

  

  Pairing these two one-act plays by Barbara Lhota provides a beautiful, in-depth look beyond strangers and romance to see what love might look like. Read more

  The 22 August 2011 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: The Double (Babes With Blades Theatre)

  

  Especially in a summer of lackluster romantic comedy movies, we highly recommend ordering up The Double! It’s the perfect nightcap for date night. Read more

  The 21 August 2011 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Concert Review: Grief, Joy, but No Mozart

  

  New world elegance: pianist Nelson Freire. The composer whose name adorns the festival was absent from Mostly Mozart on Friday night, as the Festival Orchestra... Read more

  The 21 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: The Makropoulos Case

  

  Karita Mattila makes her bid for immortality. The immortal diva: Karita Mattila. (Press photo from Tosca.) Photo by Brigitte Lacombe © 2009 The Metropolitan... Read more

  The 20 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• La Forza Del West

  

  Verdi's opera and the "spaghetti" Western. L.-R.: Il buono (Clint Eastwood), il brutto, (Eli Wallach) il cattivo (Lee Van Cleef) © 1966 United Artists... Read more

  The 18 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Medea, Aspra Ben Tu Punisci

  

  Medea, Euripides' brilliant, brutal drama, has been adapted as an opera more than once, and no wonder. Here's the plot: Medea is a sorceress, of royal and divin... Read more

  The 18 August 2011 by   Singingscholar
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Manon

  

  Anna Netrebko goes for broke as Massenet's fallen heroine. Anna Netrebko as Manon. Photo by Bill Cooper © 2010 Royal Opera House of Covent Garden Manon is... Read more

  The 18 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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