| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2011 Civic Opera House | Lyric Opera of Chicago presents a taut, effective Ariadne auf Naxos |
 The gist of Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss’ opera-within-an-opera, is this: a demanding patron insists on having his entertainment for a given evening – a burlesque act and an opera – combined into one work, greatly upsetting the archetypal “serious artist” composer of the opera. Already Strauss’ depiction onstage of a classical composer asks certain questions of the integrity of art, its place in society, and so forth.Read full review... | |
