Mozart

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Oct 24, 2018
In Idomeneo, Mozart's music and love prevail against an angry sea god

The strike is over and the Lyric is back in business.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Idomeneo, Lyric Opera, Matthew Polenzani, Janai Brugger, Angela Brower, Sir Andrew Davis, Erin Wall, Mozart, Crete

Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2018
Five opera films that hit the high notes

If the Gene Siskel FIlm Center's screening of The Magic Flute has you longing for more opera films, here are five that hit the high notes.
- By Patrick Friel
- Tags: Arts, Film, Foreign, History, Moviegoing, Music, Opera, Performing Arts, Theater, Gene Siskel Film Center, Ingmar Bergman, The Magic Flute, opera, Chuck Jones, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, What's Opera Doc?, Carmen Jones, Otto Preminger, Dorothy Dandridge, CinemaScope, Dave Kehr, Bluebeard's Castle, Peeping Tom, Michael Powell, Bela Bartok, Bela Balazs, Leni Riefenstahl, Hein Heckroth, The Red Shoes, The Tales of Hoffman, Norman Foster, Anna Raquel Satre, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Moses and Aaron, Jean-Marie Straub, Daniele Huillet, Arnold Schoenberg, Don Giovanni, Joseph Losey, Mozart, Freud, Marx, The Boy With Green Hair, Mr. Klein, Parsifal, Hans Jurgen Syberberg, King Ludwig, Karl May, Richard Wagner, Edith Clever, Yvonne Minton, Reiner Goldberg, Robert Loyd, Wolfgang Schone, Aage Haugland

Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 23, 2018
Recommended
The Originalist show us the man behind "the monster"

Antonin Scalia had his flaws, but he did recognize the power of the Notorious RBG.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Theater Review, antonin scalia, barack obama, john strand, supreme court, roe v. wade, constitution, arena stage, washington d.c., mozart, bach, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Edward Gero, Jade Wheeler, Katharine Hepburn, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Feb 21, 2018
Even in the age of of #MeToo, Lyric‘s Così Fan Tutte is still a thing of beauty

The ostensible subject is women's constancy, but the real subject has always been the full scope of human nature—and the music.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Arts, Music, Opera, Performing Arts, Così Fan Tutte, Mozart, Lyric Opera, Marianne Crebassa, Elena Tsallagova, Alessandro Corbelli, Andrew Stenson, Joshua Hopkins, James Gaffigan, John Cox

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2016
Lyric Opera’s restaged The Magic Flute says ‘Hey, kids, let’s put on a show!’

A backyard version of Mozart's final opera makes its debut.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Performing Arts, Opera, Lyric Opera, The Magic Flute, Mozart, opera, Neil Armfield, Blair Thomas, Christiane Karg, Kathryn Lewek, Andrew Staples, Matthew Polenzani, Dale Ferguson, Prince Charming, Rodell Rosel, Casey Lyons, Parker Scribner, Asher Alcantara. Rory MacDonald, Monostatos, Pamina, Snow White

Music, In Rotation Nov 15, 2016
Video
Billie Howard of Aperiodic on Sia’s stripped-down United Center show

Plus: Bow & Hammer violinist Kathryn Satoh on a classical piano duo that plays Taylor Swift, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a record so evil it’s almost funny, and more.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Void Meditation Cult, Utter the Tongue of the Dead, Michael Colligan, Friction Brothers, Arriver, Comfort Station, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Constellation, Functional Arrhythmias, Billie Howard, Akosuen, Aperiodic, Formidable Dreams, Silent Funny, Sara Zalek, Eugene Sun Park, Jason Soliday, Julie Christmas, The Bad Wife, Sia, Nostalgic for the Present Tour, United Center, Kathryn Satoh, Bow & Hammer, Anderson & Roe, Greg Anderson, Elizabeth Roe, piano duo, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Mozart, Vivaldi, Kaia String Quartet, Richard Scofano, Quartango, Kishi Bashi, Sonderlust, Jupiter One, violin, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2015
At Lyric Opera and COT: a pair of Mozart operas

At Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater, dueling Mozart operas.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Arts, Music, Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera, The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart, Barbara Gaines, Henrik Nanasi, Susan Mickey, Chicago Opera Theater, Lucio Silla, Maeve Hoglund, Apollo Chorus, Chicago Philharmonic, Andreas Mitisek

Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2015
Stars of Lyric Opera offered shivers, bright lights, and a taste of a promising season

The weather chilled and the lights blinded, but Lyric Opera's program in Millennium Park suggested good things to come.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Arts, Opera, Music, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Anthony Freud, Stars of Lyric Opera, The Marriage of Figaro, Cinderella, Rossini, Mozart, Lawrence Brownlee, Amanda Majeski, Adam Plachetka

Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2014
Our excellent Baroque weekend: Haymarket and Lyric present rarely performed period operas

Chicago's hosting world-class productions of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Le Jugement de Pan and Actéon.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Music, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera, Haymarket Opera Company, Olof Lilja, Craig Trompeter, Ellen Hargis, David McVicar, Andrew Davis, Lyric Opera Orchestra, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Le Jugement de Pan, Actéon, Amanda Majeski, Joyce DiDonato, Ceclia Hall, Christian Van Horn, Matthew Polenzani, Emily Birsan

Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2014
Porgy's coming back and other great news from Lyric Opera

Highlights of Lyric's just-announced 60th-anniversary season
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Theater, Arts, Music, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Porgy and Bess, Andrew Davis, Anthony Freud, Renee Fleming, Robert Falls, Goodman Theatre, Amber Wagner, Stephanie Blythe, Eric Owens, Adina Aaron, Eric Greene, Tatiana Serjan, Denyce Graves, Ana Maria Martinez, The Magic Victrola, El Pasado Nunca Se Termina, Don Giovanni, Capriccio, Il Trovatore, Tosca, Tannhauser, The Passenger, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, mariachi opera, George and Ira Gershwin, Puccini, Carousel, Rodgers & Hammerstein

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Mar 12, 2013
Recommended
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater goes global

In a Chicago showcase, the company wants to get everyone in the same room—and get them dancing.
- By Laura Molzahn
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Petite Mort, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Jiri Kylian, Mozart, Netherlands Dance Theater, Revelations, Robert Battle, Twyla Tharp, David Parsons, Karole Armitage, Arden Court, Paul Taylor, Minus 16, Ohad Naharin, Strange Humors, John Mackey, Kyle Abraham, Another Night, A Night in Tunisia, Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers, Eleo Pomare, The Junkie, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2012
Hot ticket: Ravinia's Magic Flute

Ravinia Festival does a big Magic Flute in the little Martin Theatre
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Do This, Theater, Music, Ravinia Festival, Mozart, The Magic Flute, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Rene Barbera, Erika Miklosa, Alex Mansoori, Morris Robinson

Arts & Culture, Dance Critic's Choice Jun 6, 2012
Monica Cervantes brings it home

Chicago gets its first look at choreography by the award-winning Luna Negra Dance Theatre member
- By Laura Molzahn
- Tags: Dance Critic's Choice, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Mónica Cervantes, Luna Nueva, Museum of Contemporary Art, Mozart, Shostakovich, Diana Szeinblum, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Marta Munso

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2012
Mama's a monster: The Magic Flute is back

After a holiday recess, The Magic Flute is back at Lyric Opera of Chicago
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Music, Performing Arts, Arts, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Magic Flute, Mozart, Charles Castronovo, Alek Shrader

Blogs, Bleader Oct 20, 2011
Video
Fifth House Ensemble mixes social media narratives and classical music

The terrific Fifth House Ensemble combines classical music and narratives told via social media for its new project "In Transit."
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Free Shit, Post No Bills, Swag, Fifth House Ensemble, classical music, social media, Cage, Mozart, Villa-Lobos, John Elmquist, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 24, 2009
Alden, Glover, Mozart

Chicago Opera Theater's outstanding "La Clemenza di Tito" runs for three more performances: April 26, April 29, and May 1, with some tickets at bargain rates.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Chicago Opera Theater, Mozart, Christopher Alden, Jane Glover, Paula Murrihy, Amanda Majeski, Dominic Armstrong, Renata Pokupic, Diane Paulus, La Clemenza di Tito

Music, Critic's Choice Nov 8, 2007
ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET AND ANTON KUERTI
- By Steve Langendorf
- Tags: Critic's Choice, Classical, Instrumental, Beethoven, Mozart, String Quartet

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The strike is over and the Lyric is back in business.

If the Gene Siskel FIlm Center's screening of The Magic Flute has you longing for more opera films, here are five that hit the high notes.

Antonin Scalia had his flaws, but he did recognize the power of the Notorious RBG.

The ostensible subject is women's constancy, but the real subject has always been the full scope of human nature—and the music.

A backyard version of Mozart's final opera makes its debut.

Plus: Bow & Hammer violinist Kathryn Satoh on a classical piano duo that plays Taylor Swift, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a record so evil it’s almost funny, and more.

At Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater, dueling Mozart operas.

The weather chilled and the lights blinded, but Lyric Opera's program in Millennium Park suggested good things to come.

Chicago's hosting world-class productions of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Le Jugement de Pan and Actéon.

Highlights of Lyric's just-announced 60th-anniversary season

In a Chicago showcase, the company wants to get everyone in the same room—and get them dancing.

Ravinia Festival does a big Magic Flute in the little Martin Theatre

Chicago gets its first look at choreography by the award-winning Luna Negra Dance Theatre member

After a holiday recess, The Magic Flute is back at Lyric Opera of Chicago

The terrific Fifth House Ensemble combines classical music and narratives told via social media for its new project "In Transit."

Chicago Opera Theater's outstanding "La Clemenza di Tito" runs for three more performances: April 26, April 29, and May 1, with some tickets at bargain rates.

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