Superb ‘Rigoletto’ leads keep the thrills coming in Lyric season opener
While Rigoletto is the title character in this tale of wishful love and sordid betrayal in the depraved court of a ...
Review: Lyric’s ‘Rigoletto’ updates Verdi’s opera without lessening its vitality
Director Mary Birnbaum offers up a “Rigoletto” that’s partly revisionist yet has all the traditional pleasures of Italian ...
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Video: Verdi's RIGOLETTO at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Opening Chicago’s cultural season with a vengeance, Verdi’s psychological thriller Rigoletto returns to Lyric Opera of ...
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An Embarrassment of Riches: A Review of “Rigoletto” at Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera’s “Rigoletto” runs through October 6 at Lyric Opera House, 20 North Wacker (at Madison). Performance dates are ...
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Gilda is dead; opera’s not
The opera season kicks off with a stunning Rigoletto at Lyric, with Fidelio, COT's Leonora, and Haymarket's Tamerlano in the ...
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Jud’s career switch from rugby to Rigoletto
When a rugby injury struck, talented Kiwi Jud Arthur decided to sing opera in Rigoletto for his supper instead!
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Three great singers bring thrills and heartbreak to the Lyric Opera stage
Last Saturday was one of the most rewarding opening nights of the season Lyric Opera of Chicago has seen in many years. Our ...
Opera singers pause strikes over pay and jobs
Chorus singers in the Welsh National Opera have paused their planned industrial action later this month. The performers were ...
Aussie music star behind the AFL's most famous song claims a top English soccer team STOLE his tune - and made him a millionaire
Mike Brady singing his famous Up There Cazaly tune has become a grand final tradition in the AFL - and he has opened up about how the song made him a fortune courtesy of a famous soccer team.