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Lyric Opera to work with Second City for first time next season
The very notion of Lyric Opera and The Second City performing together, even for a one-night stand, would strike most folks in Chicago as slightly absurd. The city's venerable impresario of grand opera making beautiful music with the town's famous factory...
Tags: Radio, U.S. Army, Music, Theater, Poetry
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Mellon Foundation gives Lyric $2 million grant
Lyric Opera of Chicago announced Wednesday it has received a $2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support expanded community engagement and new artistic initiatives. A portion of the grant will help fund the creation of a multifaceted...
Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music, Economy, Business and Finance, Opera (genre), Poetry
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Queen's Balcony Wave, Flypast, Cap Jubilee Celebrations
CNNLondon -- Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations reached a climax Tuesday as she and other members of the royal family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a flypast. Aircraft from the Battle of Britain -- including Spitfires and a...Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Imperial and Royal Matters, Kylie Minogue, Music, Politics
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Yo-Yo Ma visits the Chicago Tribune
"After I play this,"Yo-Yo Masaid as he picked up his 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius cello, "tell me what you think about." This is Tuesday, around lunch.
He played the prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1.
Here's a popular version of it online, which...Tags: YouTube, Facebook, Concerts, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Music
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Nauticus and Stage Company team up for swingtime revue
Nauticus and Virginia Stage Company are teaming up to present "Swingtime Salute, An On-Deck Revue," this summer. Performances of the World War II-era song and dance show will take place May 31 through July 8 on the deck of the Battleship Wisconsin in...
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Music, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Human Interest, Neil Simon
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Signature performances return for Virginia Arts Festival
The Virginia Arts Festival begins its 16th season on Monday, April 16, and the opening lineup of performers says a lot about where the festival has come and where it's heading. The week ahead is bracketed by two events of international caliber, a recital...
Tags: Dance, Virginia Arts Festival, Alvin Ailey, Music, Economy, Business and Finance
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Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro awes Virginia Arts Festival audience
Opening with the vocal mastery of Renee Fleming on April 16, the Virginia Arts Festival presented a very different master in Jake Shimabukuro's performance on the ukulele April 18. Hawaii-born Shimabukuro gained world-wide attention with his YouTube...
Tags: Virginia Arts Festival, Music, World War II (1939-1945), George Harrison, Concerts
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Subscription drop? Not in Newman's Chicago
If you've been staring at the huge banner of the beautiful Renee Fleming on the back of the Civic Opera House — or noting how well the Lyric Opera of Chicago finds the sex and glamour in its promotion of its season of operas — you're...Tags: Mormonism, The Addams Family (musical), Groupon, Inc., Services and Shopping, Nathan Lane
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World premieres dominate the 2011 music and theater scene
No one blockbuster event stood out in the year that's ending, but Hampton Roads experienced a strong year of music and theater.
The economy improved just a hair so that audience members felt a little more comfortable dipping into their wallets. The...Tags: Radio, Dance, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Music, Dance
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Lyric Opera goes to nine productions for upcoming season
Chicago opera lovers impatient to learn what innovations Anthony Freud will put into place now that he is well and truly ensconced as general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, will have to cool their heels.
The first Lyric season to fall entirely under...Tags: Andrew Davis, Economy, Business and Finance, Richard Strauss, Companies and Corporations, Poetry
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Holiday music: Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Tony Bennett and more
Pop & HissAssessing 2011's crop of holiday music releases from Justin Bieber, Michael Bublé, Tony Bennett, She & Him and many others.... -
L.A. Opera sets 'Two Foscari,' Renee Fleming for new season
Culture Monster"The Two Foscari," starring Plácido Domingo, and a joint recital performance by Renée Fleming and Susan Graham are the highlights of L.A. Opera's 2012-13 season....
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Dec 1, 2011
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