Friday, July 25, 2014 by Noel Morris
Getting beyond “The book was better” – Last week, when Lyric Opera presented a sneak peek at the opera based on Ann Patchett’s bestselling novel “Bel Canto,” general director Anthony Freud quickly closed the door on comparisons to the book.
Addressing a gathering of patrons and members of the media, Mr. Freud shared some of
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 by Noel Morris
Lyric Opera of Chicago dispatched two of its rising stars to join a worldwide chorus of music-lovers celebrating music on June 21.
June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year – and for the past 4 years, a day of music in Chicago. Locally the festival is known as Make Music Chicago, though the summer solstice tradition of taking instruments to the streets started in Paris as the Fête de la Musique
Friday, June 20, 2014 by Noel Morris
Join WFMT for Make Music Chicago 2014. We will be posting videos from around the city and broadcasting live from the Music Institute of Chicago and from St. James Cathedral. Make Music Chicago is part of a worldwide celebration of music on June 21, the summer solstice
Thursday, June 12, 2014 by Noel Morris
On Thursday Lyric Opera of Chicago unveiled four new productions with one objective: community. Part of the Lyric Unlimited initiative for 2015 these shows reach beyond Lyric’s mainstage appealing to diverse age and ethnic groups.
Lyric announced plans to produce a klezmer opera based on a graphic novel
Friday, May 16, 2014 by Noel Morris
Web Exclusive with Christine Brewer – Home for Christine Brewer is a Mississippi River town, not far from the corn fields she picked as a girl. Even as she jets around the world for roles like Isolde, or the Mother Abbess in Lyric Opera’s The Sound of Music, Ms. Brewer keeps southern Illinois close
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 by Noel Morris
Lyric Opera’s new ambassadors are delivering a message that goes deeper than listening to music: art can heal a community. On their first day, Lyric Opera’s newly named community ambassadors burned the script on typical in-school performances, and the kids are listening.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 by Noel Morris
“The people’s diva,” Renée Fleming paid WFMT a visit on Tuesday, which also happened to coincide with the release of her latest recording, Guilty Pleasures. Ms. Fleming chatted with Lisa Flynn and discussed the new recording (hear the interview)
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 by Noel Morris
(Tuesday at 3:00 PM) She’s among the most recognized figures in opera. With a career spanning the world’s stages, it seems unlikely this luminous figure should touch down in Chicago to pour her offstage energy into the city’s arts education; but she has
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 by Noel Morris
Bruno Bartoletti, longtime conductor and artistic director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, died Sunday in Florence, Italy, just one day before his 87th birthday. Bartoletti first conducted there in 1956 at the age of 30; Lyric was a fledgling company of two years when founder Carol Fox required a replacement conductor
Thursday, February 7, 2013 by Noel Morris
Ever the radical, Wagner must have amused himself, poking fun at the musical establishment. He sidestepped the mythology and magic of his other works to write a romantic comedy. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is historical fiction. In fact, Wagner’s central character Hans Sachs did live and work as a poet, a playwright and cobbler in more…
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