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Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed orchestras on 3 continents, dies at 80

Davis led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Britain's Glyndebourne Festival, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera in Chicago.

Singing soars, but staging is too over-the-top in Lyric Opera’s ‘Jenufa’

Singing soars, but staging is too over-the-top in Lyric Opera’s ‘Jenufa’

While there is much to praise about the performances, especially those of the two leading women, the exaggerated, expressionist staging is perplexing at best and sometimes even silly.

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Lyric Opera’s ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ a romp rich with laughs and some of Donizetti’s best music

Lyric Opera’s ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ a romp rich with laughs and some of Donizetti’s best music

Dandy cast and nimble chorus keep up with the exacting, energetic staging.

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Magnificently terrifying tale of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ soars in grand staging at Lyric Opera

It’s director’s Christopher Alden’s production design that makes a grand impression. Its vertigo-inspiring sets and creepy costumes by Allen Moyer, coupled with lighting by Anne Militello, literally rock the senses as if in a haunting dream.

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Things to do in Chicago Sept. 21-27: The Mix

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, the World Music Festival and Lyric Opera’s “The Flying Dutchman” are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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Lyric Opera’s SoundShirt — a new way deaf, hearing-impaired patrons can experience music

The technology is the first of its kind at any opera house in the world.

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Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season

Anthony Freud will retire as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago at the end of the season, ending a 13-year tenure

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Fall classical music preview: An early-music collaboration and 10 more highlights of the season

Fall classical music preview: An early-music collaboration and 10 more highlights of the season

Riccardo Muti returns, Lyric Opera goes to sea and Newberry Consort joins forces for the first time with Haymarket Opera Company.

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Renata Scotto, world-renowned Italian soprano, dies at 89

Renata Scotto, world-renowned Italian soprano, dies at 89

Scotto made her U.S. debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1960, followed by 314 appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from her debut in 1965 to her finale in 1987.

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Grand ‘West Side Story’ revival proves there’s a place for musical theater at the opera house

Grand ‘West Side Story’ revival proves there’s a place for musical theater at the opera house

Propulsive Lyric Opera staging of the masterpiece pays careful attention to shaping the characters.

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All the right moves: ‘West Side Story’ choreography stands the test of time

All the right moves: ‘West Side Story’ choreography stands the test of time

Choreographer Joshua Bergasse is re-staging the Tony Award-winning musical’s demanding footwork in a Lyric Opera production.

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Interwoven short operas in ‘Proximity’ inform and confound but ultimately astound at Lyric Opera

Interwoven short operas in ‘Proximity’ inform and confound but ultimately astound at Lyric Opera

Lyric deserves enormous credit for embracing this undertaking and going all in both in terms of scale and daring. It is, by any measure, a major event.

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Things to do in Chicago March 23-29: The Mix

Things to do in Chicago March 23-29: The Mix

‘The Book of Mormon,’ Lyric Opera’s ‘Proximity,’ Wilco in concert and the Greek Heritage Parade are among the highlights in the week ahead.

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At Lyric Opera, ‘Proximity’ is quite possibly an unprecedented approach to short opera trilogies

At Lyric Opera, ‘Proximity’ is quite possibly an unprecedented approach to short opera trilogies

In a radical departure, the three new operas featured in ‘Proximity’ are not being treated as stand-alone pieces presented in succession, but are interwoven.

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Characters don’t always connect in Lyric’s straightforward and suitably grand ‘Carmen’ revival

Ryan Opera Center grad J’Nai Bridges brings fiery stage presence and a stunning voice to her signature role, but her performance does not completely click.

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Things to do in Chicago March 9-15: The Mix

The annual St. Patrick’s Day dyeing of the Chicago River and the opening of a touring Tina Turner musical are among the week’s entertainment highlights.

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Lyric Opera’s new ‘Factotum,’ set on the South Side, makes a vibrant first impression

Co-creator Will Liverman leads a first-rate cast in the often heartwarming world premiere.

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With West Side mural, Barrett Keithley aims to reflect positive vibe from Black barber shops

“Whenever I walked in to a barber shop, there was an immediate sense of respect and positivity,” says the artist, who did the mural to promote a Lyric Opera production with a barber shop theme.

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Things to do in Chicago Feb. 2-8: The Mix

Lyric Opera’s world premiere of “The Factotum,” the return of Pilobolus, and Mavis Staples in concert are among the week’s entertainment highlights.

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Chicago family sues after separation at border, meeting the mayoral candidates and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago’s South Side is heart — and soul — of Lyric Opera’s ‘Factotum’

The opera is among the first with an entirely Black and BIPOC cast and creative team, and it is the first to incorporate an onstage DJ as part of its 18-piece orchestration.

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‘Hansel and Gretel’ lightens the gloom with beautiful music, eye-opening imagery

Lyric Opera reheats a fun, sometimes surreal production that skips the storybook quaintness.

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Things to do in Chicago Jan. 19-25: The Mix

“Hansel at Gretel” at Lyric Opera, Chicago Restaurant Week, and Disney On Ice are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

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Rossini’s comic ‘Le Comte Ory’ a triumph at Lyric Opera of Chicago

The next to last of Rossini’s 39 operas, the piece has long been overshadowed by the composer’s better-known masterpieces like “The Barber of Seville.”

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool Things to Do Nov. 3-9

A world premiere by Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, “Jurassic World” invades Rosemont, and Tegan and Sara in concert are among the week’s highlights.

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