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    May 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Lyric's passion must extend to musical theater

    In 2008, New York's Lincoln Center revived a Broadway warhorse: "South Pacific." At the beginning of the overture in the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the lip of Michael Yeargan's setting, which had the outline of a tropical island, began to move backward, as waves ebb upon a shore. As it receded, hordes of musicians were revealed, all playing the glorious music of Richard Rodgers. You could see tears in people's eyes. As the Russian formalists used to put it, the familiar was made strange, and the strange made intensely familiar.
    In 2008, New York's Lincoln Center revived a Broadway warhorse: "South Pacific." At the beginning of the overture in the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the lip of Michael Yeargan's setting, which had the outline of a tropical island, began to move backward,...

    Tags: Culture, The Sound of Music (movie), Poetry, Entertainment, Entertainment Events

    2. Jan 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. After a rough start, Andrew Lloyd Webber revue shines

    THEATER REVIEW: 'Now and Forever' at the Marriott Theatre ★★★ ... At the start - the rough start - of "Now & Forever," the throbbing electronic tones of "The Phantom of the Opera" fill the theater as colored lights flash repetitively on a chandelier sitting on the stage.
    At the start — the rough start — of the Marriott Theatre's new revue of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, entitled, with justification, "Now & Forever," the throbbing electronic tones of "The Phantom of the Opera" fill the theater as colored...

    Tags: Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Arts and Culture, Once (musical), Les Miserables (musical), Music Industry

    3. Feb 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. 'Sunset Boulevard' is where dreams go to fade

    THEATER REVIEW: Sunset Boulevard at Drury Lane Theatre ★★½ ... Never the subtlest of mega-musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard" at least comes with a resident cynic.
    Never the subtlest of mega-musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard" at least comes with a resident cynic. That would be Joe Gillis, the struggling writer from Dayton, Ohio, who gets trapped in the web of Norma Desmond, a faded Hollywood star who...

    Tags: Arts and Culture

    4. May 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Grand staging for 'Oklahoma' in the hands of Lyric Opera

    THEATER REVIEW: "Oklahoma" at Lyric Opera of Chicago ★★★ ... Early in "Oklahoma!" the 1943 masterpiece by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II now at the Lyric Opera of Chicago ...
    Early in "Oklahoma!" the 1943 masterpiece by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II now at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the traveling peddler Ali Hakim asks the naive young farm girl Laurey Williams if she wants something. He means trinkets from his...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Mary Poppins (musical), Arts and Culture, Poetry, Entertainment

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Oklahoma!' comes sweepin' into Lyric Opera

    If ever a musical theater work deserved its exclamation point, it's “Oklahoma!”
    If ever a musical theater work deserved its exclamation point, it's “Oklahoma!” Breathes there a man or woman of a certain age who hasn't at one time or another succumbed to the nostalgic charms of this classic American show, whose spirit...

    Tags: The Sound of Music (movie), Poetry, Entertainment, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Concerts

    6. Mar 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Opera superstar Anna Netrebko is conquering the world, theater by theater

    Anna Netrebko seems genuinely unfazed by the stardom that has made her a charismatic figure to hundreds of thousands of opera lovers worldwide, not to mention even greater numbers of ordinary folks who devour articles about her in the popular press and no doubt care more about her taste for shopping and high-end fashion than her high C's. She's her generation's answer to Luciano Pavarotti, an impresario's dream come true.
    Anna Netrebko seems genuinely unfazed by the stardom that has made her a charismatic figure to hundreds of thousands of opera lovers worldwide, not to mention even greater numbers of ordinary folks who devour articles about her in the popular press and no...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Poetry, Russia, England, Saint Petersberg (Russia)

    7. Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. The 'other' Barenboim returns in triumph with CSO

    The musical logic behind the program presented by Chicago Symphony Orchestra this weekend at Symphony Center seems clear enough.
    The musical logic behind the program presented by Chicago Symphony Orchestra this weekend at Symphony Center seems clear enough. Pierre Boulez, the originally scheduled conductor, set out to trace the evolution of the German-Austrian tradition from...

    Tags: Concerts, Entertainment Events, Theater, Culture, Arts and Culture

    8. Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Renee Fleming brings 'A Streetcar Named Desire' to Lyric Opera

    Divine destiny — or is it the shade of Tennessee Williams? — is bringing Renee Fleming and Blanche DuBois together on the same stage, at the same time, at Lyric Opera.
    Divine destiny — or is it the shade of Tennessee Williams? — is bringing Renee Fleming and Blanche DuBois together on the same stage, at the same time, at Lyric Opera. The real Renee and the fictional Blanche are, in their very different...

    Tags: Concerts, Entertainment Events, Culture, Arts and Culture, Poetry

    9. Mar 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Mariachi the heart and soul of Lyric's 'Cruzar'

    The combination of opera and mariachi is not as unlikely as one might think. Both art forms, in the view of Lyric Opera General Director Anthony Freud, tell human stories about love and loss, family and country. Beyond that, said Freud, "mariachi is a unique, joyful, sorrowful cocktail that has the emotional immediacy of Puccini and a sound world as distinct as that of any great composer."
    The combination of opera and mariachi is not as unlikely as one might think. Both art forms, in the view of Lyric Opera General Director Anthony Freud, tell human stories about love and loss, family and country. Beyond that, said Freud, "mariachi is a...

    Tags: National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, Culture, Poetry, Arts

    10. Mar 27, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Though not blindingly original, 'Streetcar' music surprises

    “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Andre Previn's adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play, has come in for such scathing notices from some critics following its premiere by the San Francisco Opera in 1998 that one approached the Chicago premiere Tuesday night at the Civic Opera House, where it received a semi-staged production under auspices of Lyric Opera, expecting the worst.
    “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Andre Previn's adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play, has come in for such scathing notices from some critics following its premiere by the San Francisco Opera in 1998 that one approached the Chicago premiere...

    Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Poetry, Education

    11. Apr 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. 'To Cross the Face of the Moon': Lyric's fusion of opera, mariachi brings crowd to its feet ★★★ 1/2

    Nothing like the exuberant dazzle of mariachi to explode operatic stereotypes.
    Nothing like the exuberant dazzle of mariachi to explode operatic stereotypes. The shouts and cheers that went up from the sold-out audience Sunday afternoon at the Civic Opera House said it all. What was billed as the world's first mariachi opera...

    Tags: Pilsen, Arts and Culture, Poetry, Mexico, Entertainment

    12. Feb 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Lyric sets world premiere of new opera based on Ann Patchett novel for 2015-16 season

    Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have actively cultivated new stage works from inception to premiere.
    Lyric Opera of Chicago has shied away from commissioning any new operas over the last decade, at a time when other major American opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Los Angeles Opera have...

    Tags: Lima (Peru), Culture, Poetry, Awards and Prizes, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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