| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | The many faces of Christ: Hanno Müller-Brachmann stars in OSL's St Matthew Passion |
 In his biography of Richard Wagner, Michael Tanner writes that Tristan und Isolde is one of two great masterpieces that have the musical brilliance, the intellectual strength and the emotional power to convert you to its philosophical cause. The other, naturally, is the St Matthew Passion.
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| 9-Mar-2012 Citi Performing Arts Center, Shubert Theater | Boston Lyric Opera offers an irresistible Barber of Seville |
 Boston Lyric Opera's production of The Barber of Seville looks, sounds and feels like a storybook come to life. Wildly improbable and completely over the top, the story recounts the antics of Count Almaviva and his quest to win the love of Rosina, freeing her from her vile guardian in the process. If not for Rossini's delicious score, The Barber of Seville would be the operatic equivalent of a basket of brightly-colored rubber balls dropped from the flyspace. Instead, it is a ridiculous romp that's as musically gratifying as it is just plain fun.
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| 20-Dec-2011 Harris Theater, Millennium Park | Hallelujah Heaven at the Harris Theater |
 Two years ago, my voice teacher invited to my very first Messiah performance with the Downers Grove Choral Society, of which he was the director. During the three-hour performance, I vividly recall feeling incredibly uplifted in indescribable spiritual bliss for the whole time I spent in the seat, intensely listening to the historically-informed rendition. This year, I was delighted to learn about the International Music Foundation’s annual Do-It-Yourself Messiah, a longtime Chicago tradition in which the entire audience serves as the chorus.Read full review... | |
