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Bel Canto mixes new sounds and conservative ideas at Lyric Opera Chicago

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Reviewed at Lyric Opera House, Chicago on 7 December 2015
López Bellido, Bel Canto
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Kevin Newbury, Director
David Korins, Set Designer
Constance Hoffman, Costume Designer
Danielle de Niese, Roxane Coss
J'Nai Bridges, Carmen
Jeongcheol Cha, Hosokawa
Andrew Stenson, Gen
Rafael Davila, General Alfredo
Jacques Imbrailo, Messner
William Burden, Ruben Iglesias
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Cesar
John Irvin, Christopf
Bradley Smoak, General Benjamin
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