Novel stagecraft to be seen, great singing to be heard in Lyric’s ‘La Bohème’
This production of Puccini’s classic remains in the 19th century but pushes boundaries in contemporary fashion.
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CSO ably swings from swirling dances to intense symphony
Riccardo Muti leads an Austro-Germanic program highlighted by Brahms crowd-pleasers and Hindemith’s avant-garde ‘Mathis.’
CSO, Riccardo Muti offer splendid Mozart, glistening ‘Sheherazade’
A a fun, audience-pleasing program of 18th- and 19th-century popular masterworks permeated Symphony Center Thursday night.
Who was Hairy Who? Art Institute exhibit clarifies the influential Chicago group
Part of Art Design Chicago, the show surveys the six artists who created their own off-kilter style from 1966-69.
‘Art Worlds of Chicago’s South Side’ sheds light on overlooked art, design
“The Time Is Now!,” an exhibition at the Smart Museum of Art, focuses on about 50 artists of the ’60s and ’70s.
How ‘Matthew Shepard’ oratorio became a transcendent ‘Passion’ to fallen student
Composer Craig Hella Johnson thinks of the work as a “singing meditation,” hence its title.
Fall Entertainment Guide 2018: Visual Arts
An overdue overview of Chicago’s “Hairy Who” movement at the Art Institute is among the season’s feasts for the eyes.
Fall Entertainment Guide 2018: Classical music
DePaul opens a new music building’s doors, two ensembles play famed requiems and Daniel Barenboim returns to lead the CSO once more.
Fall Entertainment Guide 2018: Dance
The Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Miami City Ballet are among the must-see programs this fall.
Educated in Chicago, painter Elizabeth Murray created a genre of her own
“American Masters” documentary turns the spotlight back on the late Elizabeth Murray, an artist known for bright colors and novel shapes.
‘Chicago Calling’ offers an inside look at the city’s outsider artists
Exhibition of 10 influential local talents at Intuit makes the case that no city has done more to develop art outside the mainstream.
The art of John Singer Sargent reflects a Chicago era in new exhibition
Art Institute examines the career of the portrait master, a favorite of the city’s cultural boom at the turn of the century.
Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra triumph in glorious Stabat Mater
Superb singing and sumptuous support from the orchestra came together Thursday evening for an experience of rare power and beauty.
Contemporary dance has a vibrant home at Dance Center of Columbia College
The small yet spunky presenter will mark its 45th anniversary in 2018-19, an impressive achievement in a rough-and-tumble field.
