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25 seasons in, with more to come, Christopher Bell has built the Grant Park Chorus into Chicago’s finest
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (807+ words) Christopher Bell lives for double-takes. The Grant Park Music Festival attracts vocal soloists who have sung on the world’s most prestigious stages. Dress rehearsals are usually their first introduction to the Grant Park Chorus, which Bell — Belfast-born and Edinburgh-trained — has…...
Chicago’s Lyric Opera receives $20 million gift from Illinois-based Negaunee Foundation
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) Chicago’s Lyric Opera announced a $20 million gift from the Illinois-based Negaunee Foundation. It comes as philanthropic and government supports for the arts have shifted. Lyric Opera of Chicago has received a $20 million gift from the Illinois-based Negaunee Foundation, which will…...
Herbie Hancock and ‘wingman’ Kurt Elling turned International Jazz Day finale into a love letter to Chicago
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (720+ words) Chicago vocalist Kurt Elling performs with an all-star band at the International Jazz Day Global Concert at the Lyric Opera House on April 30, 2026. Before the UNESCO International Jazz Day Global Concert kicked off on Thursday night, the Lyric Opera House…...
Families go behind the scenes at Chicago's Lyric Opera at special open house
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (183+ words) April 26, 2026 / 2:10 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Explore Your Lyric is a one-day-only family open house where the Lyric Opera transforms the historic…...
Review: Murderous jealousy in ‘Amadeus’ at Steppenwolf Theatre
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) It might seem to be about two 18th century Vienna composers, but Peter Shaffer’s masterful 1979 play “Amadeus,” which opened Sunday night at the Steppenwolf Theatre, is really a play about the late-in-life problem of how to deal with the pesky emergence…...
‘Amadeus’ opens soon at Steppenwolf, with plenty of Mozart’s music and none of the dustiness
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (606+ words) “It’s certainly one of the most successful plays of the past 50-plus years,” Falls said in an interview with the Tribune. “What I’m finding really remarkable about it is just the boldness of the theatrical vision of the writer, Peter…...
Lyric Opera announces 2026-27 season lineup
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (23+ words) From Disney to Don Giovanni, the Lyric Opera's just-announced new season offers something for everyone. Lyric Opera announces 2026-27 season lineup...
"Don Giovanni," "Guys and Dolls" among highlights of 2026-27 season at Lyric Opera
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (820+ words) April 9, 2026 / 3:01 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Mozart's "Don Giovanni," the local premiere of the 2022 opera "Omar," and a fresh production of "Guys and Dolls" are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season for Chicago's Lyric Opera. The Lyric Opera announced the schedule…...
The classically trained musicians of D-Composed celebrate Black composers from past, present and future
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (370+ words) February 19, 2026 / 5:18 PM CST / CBS Chicago A group of Black classically trained musicians called D-Composed have made it their mission to celebrate the work of Black composers from the past, present and future. "The mission of D-composed is to enrich our…...
Hundreds of Chicago Public School students sing on Lyric Opera stage
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (38+ words) Hundreds of Chicago Public School students performed for the first time on the well known stage of the Lyric Opera, a special moment in the musical spotlight. Hundreds of Chicago Public School students sing on Lyric Opera stage...