As the nation mourned the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last month, many contemplated his legal legacy which endures in his decisions,...
Chicago Opera Theatre’s inclusion of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi in its 2015-2016 season is surprising given the company’s “opera less ordinary” tagline. Schicchi hardly qualifies,...
As the success of director Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella film demonstrated earlier this year, some tales endure the test of time and countless adaptations. The stories both of Cinderella and of Romeo and Juliet are two such classics, which have been depicted countless times in literature, art, music, dance, theatre, and film. Beginning this summer, Chicagoans can look forward to experiencing multiple interpretations of these classic tales over the next artistic season. Rossini’s La Cenerentola and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet are coming to Lyric next season, while Prokofiev’s ballets of the same stories are coming to both concert and ballet stages.