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Die Meistersinger fills the stage at Chicago's Lyric Opera

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Reviewed at Lyric Opera House, Chicago on 8 February 2013
Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Sir David McVicar, Director
Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, Revival Director
James Morris, Hans Sachs
Johan Botha, Walther von Stolzing
Amanda Majeski, Eva
Bo Skovhus, Sixtus Beckmesser
David Portillo, David
Jamie Barton, Magdalena
Dimitry Ivashchenko, Veit Pogner
Darren Jeffery, Fritz Kothner
David Cangelosi, Augustin Moser
Daniel Sutin, Konrad Nachtigall
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****1
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Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners takes its Chicago bow
**111
A light Marriage of Figaro makes the case for fun in Chicago
****1
Rigoletto cast dazzles in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season opener
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Davidsen and Stemme anchor an extraordinary Jenůfa in Chicago
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