Theatre with a side of life
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the United States premiere of a production by Komische Oper Berlin FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Tradition. Tradition….. Tradition! A Jewish man grapples with religious customs, political oppression and the independence of his grown-up daughters. He asks God for guidance in making life decisions. The familiar story, based on Sholem Aleichem stories ...
Reviewed by Tom Lawler Who should this see this: Fans of Broadway Classics, Leonard Bernstein and Doomed Teenage Love. What’s it all about: A revival of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical that transposes Shakespeare’s timeless Romeo and Juliet tragedy to a gritty 1950s New York City, replete with warring (and singing and dancing) Jets and Sharks. In ...
Lyric Opera presents LA TRAVIATA. Verdi’s scorching score heats up the Lyric this winter! Paris’ favorite party girl falls into an all consuming love. Verdi gives us a roller coaster of emotion as Violetta is on a life-altering pursuit. Based on the play ‘La Dame aux camelias” by Alexandre Dumas with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, ...
Lyric Opera of Chicago, along with Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Teatro Real Madrid, presents LA BOHEME. LA BOHEME is one of my favorite operas. Puccini composed the perfect opera for falling in love and out of love… and in love again. His music captures everything from innocent flirtation to soulmate commitment to steamy seduction ...
11/27/17 6:31:58 PM Lyric Opera Chicago's production of Puccini's Turandot.©†Todd Rosenberg 2017 Lyric Opera’s new-to-Chicago production of Turandot. Production Designer Allen Charles Klein provides an imaginative backdrop for Puccini's last opera. The focal point is an over-sized dragon lounging on his back. One claw serves as the pulpit for the Emperor. The other claw holds a mystical ...
The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Orphée et Eurydice . The Lyric, in collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet, opens its 2017/2018 season with a visual and audio stunner. The 3 powerhouse principals , accompanied by 60 chorus and 47 orchestra members, fill the theatre with the soulful melodies of love lost and found and remembered. And the 43 ...
By Chad Volkers A RUBES REPORT: I wanted to understand. I wanted to pour myself into the pressed suit and peer into the world within the world; I wanted to encounter the cultured and coiffed and come out clutching clarity. Who’s to say I’m not an opera guy? Who says I can’t keep up? Hustling after dinner ...
© Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016 The Lyric Opera and The Second City present LONGER! LOUDER! WAGNER!. I love these mash-ups between The Second City and a Chicago theatre icon. This time, it's a comedy-opera duet. This show follows-up the very successful “The Second City’s Guide to the Opera”. The roasting tribute to Richard Wagner is a hoot. ...
The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents DAS RHEINGOLD. The Lyric simultaneously launches its 2016-2017 season and their new production of The Ring Cycle. DAS RHEINGOLD is the first of the four Wagner operas to be presented at the Lyric. Director David Pountney introduces a solid gold Ring. Wagner’s imaginative adventure of gods, dwarves and giants explodes ...
The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Rodger & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I. I grew up on Rodgers & Hammerstein. Even before the advent of VCRs, DVDs, and streaming, I still managed to memorize all the lyrics. My dad played and replayed every R&H soundtrack on his reel to reel player. And my mom burst into ...