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Teen’s View of Opera – Outreach outlook: Lyric’s Discovery Series and Met ticket giveaway
Chicago’s Lyric Opera continues to expand its outreach and public accessibility. This month, Lyric’s annual Stars of Millennium Park concert (7:30PM, Sep. 7) welcomes...
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Teen’s View of Opera – More musical theatre headed to the Lyric
Light opera and musical theatre are staples of summer stock and community theatre, but one might be surprised to find them on the operatic...
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Teen’s View of Opera – DuPage Symphony Orchestra celebrates 60th season
As the worldwide opera community prepares to celebrate Verdi’s bicentennial in October, local classical music lovers can celebrate another musical anniversary closer to home....
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Teen’s View of Opera – Chicago Celebrates Verdi’s 200th Birthday
The operas of Giuseppe Verdi play an integral role in the standard opera repertoire. La Traviata and Rigoletto were among the ten most commonly...
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Teen’s View of Opera – Copland’s A Tender Land
Traditionally, May brings a caesura for the opera world. Regular seasons are ending, if they have not already, but summer concerts and festivals have...
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Teen’s View of Opera – Regietheater: New twist on old favorites
The Lyric and Met’s upcoming seasons demonstrate a classic problem in opera programming: repetitive repertoire classics commandeer the schedule.
Both companies offer Madame Butterfly, Die...
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Teen’s View of Opera – An Opera Named Streetcar
European opera was once closely affiliated with national pride. However, American opera has struggled to find its unique identity. When Puccini’s La Fanciulla del...
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Teen’s View of Opera — Ticket giveaway to start the New Year
Thanks to the generosity of Fathom Events, PN readers can welcome in the New Year by winning more free tickets to see these broadcasts...
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Teen’s View of Opera — Puccini’s Rejected Plots – and more free tickets!
Many musical theater fans are anticipating the release of the Les Miserables movie this December. Though such musicals may go unnoticed in the opera...
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Teen’s View of Opera — Ticket giveaway
What do L’Elisir d'amore, Otello, The Tempest, La Clemenza di Tito, and Un Ballo in Maschera all have in common?
Very little, to be honest....
