Events, Museums, Music
05/14 – 8pm – Live From the Drawing Room – Driehaus Museum
| TONIGHT! LIVE From the Drawing Room Thursday, May 14, 8 PM, CDT It’s prime time, Gilded Age-style ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ9q75r3N60  Allow the stunning interiors of the Driehaus Museum to once again transport you to another time and place – now, from the comfort of your own living room. Celebrated local musician Patrick Donley will play a wide-range of selections from the period on the Driehaus Museum’s exquisite Chickering & Sons piano along with some discussion about the music and the instrument. From Schubert to Joplin, Donley’s joyful playing along with a cocktail demonstration and curatorial insights will provide plentiful after-dinner entertainment. |
Entertainment, Music
Civic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky 4
Civic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky 4
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Chicago Symphony Center
Bramwell Tovey conducts Tchaikovsky’s quintessential work featuring melodies inspired by his Russian musical heritage, as well as his own romantic trials. This is paired with two works by British composers who, inspired by the history of the English and Italian country sides, translate the past into their own epic, late-Romantic orchestral style.
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Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes
Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The celebrated Norwegian pianist performs a wide-ranging program of music by Bartok and Schumann, plus the first book of Janacek’s intimate, evocative cycle On an Overgrown Path.
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Civic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky 4
Civic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky 4
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Chicago Symphony Center
Bramwell Tovey conducts Tchaikovsky’s quintessential work featuring melodies inspired by his Russian musical heritage, as well as his own romantic trials. This is paired with two works by British composers who, inspired by the history of the English and Italian country sides, translate the past into their own epic, late-Romantic orchestral style.
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Elgar Enigma Variations
Elgar Enigma Variations
Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Friday, January 11, 2019 at 1:30 pm
Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Chicago Symphony Center
The esteemed baritone, Thomas Hampson, joins Bramwell Tovey for a concert of American music and songs, followed by Elgar’s portraits of his own circle of friends in the Enigma Variations. Thomas Hampson will sign CDs in Grainger Ballroom following the performance on Friday, January 11, 2019.
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Conventions, Music
Michael Fabiano, tenodr Danielle de Niese, soprano Lauren Decker, contralto
Michael Fabiano, tenor Danielle de Niese, soprano Lauren Decker, contralto
Monday, January 14, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater
Beyond the Aria features two of opera’s most in-demand stars, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Michael Fabiano. They are joined by contralto Lauren Decker and pianist and Artistic Director Craig Terry for an unscripted evening of fun!
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Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lecouvreur
December 31, 2018 – January 26, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera
Soprano Anna Netrebko stars as the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th century audiences with her on and off stage passion. The soprano is joined by tenor Piotr Beczala as Adriana’s lover, Maurizio. The principal cast also features mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and baritone Ambrogio Maestri. Gianandrea Noseda conducts.
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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
December 19, 2018 – January 5, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera
A holiday tradition, Julie Taymor’s beloved production of Mozart’s enchanting fairy tale returns in its abridged, English language version for families. Soprano Erin Morley is the empowered Pamina, and tenor Ben Bliss is the valiant Tamino. Baritone Nathan Gunn is the comic bird catcher Papegeno, and soprano Kathryn Lewek reprises her hair-raising rendition of the malevolent Queen of the Night.
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Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle
Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle
January 24, 2019 – February 14, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera in New York City, New York
This haunting production of the pairing of Tchaikovsky’s and Bartok’s one-act operas makes its first return to the stage since its premier in the 2014-15 season. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the blind princess, Iolanta, who discovers love for the first time. In Bartok’s chilling Bluebeard’s Castle, baritone Gerald Finley is the menacing Bluebeard and soprano Angela Denoka is his initially unsuspecting new wife. Conducted by Henrik Nanasi.
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La Boheme
La Boheme
January 10-31, 2019
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Fall in love with the most captivating music Puccini ever composed. Mimi and Rodolfo are young lovers we all relate and care for, so when they suffer our hearts break for them. Their romance, as most do, leads to tragedy, but along the way are treasured moments of pure ecstasy. We get to befriend this endearing pair and their Bohemian friends.
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