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A dazzling new Figaro at the Lyric Opera

Von Dan Wang, 28 September 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lyric Opera House, Chicago, am 26 September 2015

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro)

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Henrik Nánási, Musikalische Leitung

Barbara Gaines, Regie

James Noone, Bühnenbild

Susan Mickey, Kostüme

Luca Pisaroni, Graf Almaviva

Amanda Majeski, Gräfin Almaviva

Adam Plachetka, Figaro

Christiane Karg, Susanna

Rachel Frenkel, Cherubino

Brindley Sherratt, Doktor Bartolo

Katharine Goeldner, Marcellina

Jonathan Johnson, Don Curzio

Keith Jameson, Don Basilio

Bradley Smoak, Antonio

Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi, Barbarina

Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra

Nabucco-Premiere mit starkem Ensemble an der Lyric Opera of Chicago

Dan Wang, 23rd January

Die Lyric Opera hat die bisher bestklingende Premiere des Jahres zusammengestellt, in der Sänger, Chor und Orchester alle mit erstaunlicher Sicherheit begannen und nur noch besser wurden.

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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera brings Spanish to the Lyric Opera

Graham Meyer, 29th March

The Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of El último sueño de Frida y Diego brings the Mexican artists to life... or at least a life reminiscent of their real ones.

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Sir David McVicar’s psychologically driven Salome arrives in Chicago

Graham Meyer, 25th January

Revived at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the notorious opera director’s take stirs sympathy for Salome, but leans on some of his theatrical hobby-horses

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Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners takes its Chicago bow

Graham Meyer, 2nd April

Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Missy Mazzoli's opera, which the company co-commissioned, has strong, dramatic, expressive music throughout, but the story lacks continuity.

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A light Marriage of Figaro makes the case for fun in Chicago

Graham Meyer, 9th November

Lyric Opera of Chicago revives its diverting and divisive 2015 original production by Barbara Gaines, who does it like a Shakespearean sex farce.

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Rigoletto cast dazzles in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season opener

Graham Meyer, 14th September

Through brilliant singing and layered acting, Javier Camarena, Mané Galoyan, and Igor Golovatenko drive a Rigoletto to warm a traditionalist's heart.

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Dan Wang

Dan Wang is a graduate student in music history and theory at the University of Chicago.