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    Feb 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Lyric's take on 'Meistersinger' adheres to tradition

    The stunt involving a fire-spitting stilt walker that went awry at last week's dress rehearsal for Lyric Opera's new production of "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" threatened to steal the thunder from the show itself. That it did not was a tribute to the strength of casting and superiority of the performances that marked the welcome return of Wagner's richly human comedy of manners to the local repertory after 14 years, Friday night at the Civic Opera House.
    The stunt involving a fire-spitting stilt walker that went awry at last week's dress rehearsal for Lyric Opera's new production of "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" threatened to steal the thunder from the show itself. That it did not was a tribute to...

    Tags: Nazi Party, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Poetry, Culture

    2. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Lyric Opera of Chicago season full of greatest hits

    Lyric Opera's 2013-14 season will be given over almost entirely to bread-and-butter repertory designed, at least in part, to ensure the company's sizable ticket sales don't flag in a still-weakened economy.
    Lyric Opera's 2013-14 season will be given over almost entirely to bread-and-butter repertory designed, at least in part, to ensure the company's sizable ticket sales don't flag in a still-weakened economy. Although Lyric enjoys the largest subscription...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Theater, Broadway Theater, Nathan Gunn, Prices

    3. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Winter classical music preview: Diverse events, from 'Boheme' to Boulez

    The period from the new year through the end of March invariably includes some of the most highly anticipated events of Chicago's classical music season. Here are 10 such events, listed in chronological order:
    The period from the new year through the end of March invariably includes some of the most highly anticipated events of Chicago's classical music season. Here are 10 such events, listed in chronological order: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo...

    Tags: Concerts, Michigan Avenue, Music Industry, Lincoln Center, Arts and Culture

    4. Nov 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Honoring John Cage, a composer who threw out all the rules

    John Cage has been dead 20 years, but his music, his revolutionary ideas about art in general and his enormous influence on composers, musicians, artists, dancers and contemporary aesthetic attitudes, live on.
    John Cage has been dead 20 years, but his music, his revolutionary ideas about art in general and his enormous influence on composers, musicians, artists, dancers and contemporary aesthetic attitudes, live on. The benign guru of the postwar avant-...

    Tags: Concerts, Music Industry, Lobbying, Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    5. Nov 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Lyric creative team talks 'Bel Canto,' Ars Viva tackles elusive Sibelius symphony

    No opera company faces a more formidable task than commissioning a new opera, assembling the forces needed to bring it to fruition and nursing it through the long and sometimes painful process leading up to the premiere. But such undertakings are vital if opera houses are not to become museums mired in the musty past.
    No opera company faces a more formidable task than commissioning a new opera, assembling the forces needed to bring it to fruition and nursing it through the long and sometimes painful process leading up to the premiere. But such undertakings are vital if...

    Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Cultural Center, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    6. Sep 7, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. 10 classic reasons to look forward to fall

    You would never guess the economy is still struggling, given the quantity, quality and diversity of classical music events being offered in the Chicago area between now and the end of the year. Following are 10 major classical events you won't want to...

    Tags: Concerts, Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park, Music Industry, Arts and Culture

    7. Feb 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. 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: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Victory Gardens Theatre, Lima (Peru), Theater

    8. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  8. DVD review: Escape to 'Stony Island'

    Back in 1978, right before rap started to take over the world, an aspiring filmmaker named Andrew Davis — who would later go on to direct “Under Siege” and “The Fugitive” — managed to scrape together the money for this (in several senses of the word) funky feature about an aspiring Chicago band trying to scrape together a career. There are two white guys — Richie (Richie Davis, the director's brother) and Harold (George Englund, son of Cloris Leachman) — but the rest of the band is black. So is the music, which is funk/soul/R&B; think Tower of Power and Earth Wind and Fire. Their mentor is sax player Percy (Gene Barge, best known for his work with Gary Bonds).
    Back in 1978, right before rap started to take over the world, an aspiring filmmaker named Andrew Davis — who would later go on to direct “Under Siege” and “The Fugitive” — managed to scrape together the money for...

    Tags: Dennis Franz, Brian de Palma, Music Industry, Rae Dawn Chong, Quincy Jones

    9. May 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Lyric Opera draws on fiscal reserves to break even for year

    Compared with just about every other company in the business, Lyric Opera of Chicago continues to ride above the economic turbulence that is buffeting so many of the nation's other not-for-profit performing arts organizations. Not soaring, but riding.
    Compared with just about every other company in the business, Lyric Opera of Chicago continues to ride above the economic turbulence that is buffeting so many of the nation's other not-for-profit performing arts organizations. Not soaring, but riding....

    Tags: Political Fundraising, Music Industry, Finance, Oscar Hammerstein, Arts and Culture

    10. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Scoreboard

    TV SPORTS Soccer-Premier, Manchester United at Manchester City, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 9 p.m. (FXSP) NBA Basketball-Playoffs, New...

    Tags: J.B. Holmes, Weaponry, Hank Kuehne, Ernie Els, Jamie McMurray

    11. Apr 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Jon Hamm does blackface for live '30 Rock' episode

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    "30 Rock" went live again on Thursday night, but the thing most people are talking about is guest star Jon Hamm appearing in black face for the show. Some viewers thought Jon Hamm in black face was one of the funniest things the series has ever done,...
    12. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Scoreboard - Feb. 14, 2012

    TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Northwestern at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Villanova at South Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Rutgers at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); North Carolina at Miami, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Purdue at Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10...

    Tags: Seton Hall Pirates, Religion and Belief, High School Sports, ESPNU (tv network), Black Hills Corporation

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