Articles by Nancy Malitz
Sondheim’s ‘Follies’ at CST: Broadway glitz and glamour, with all the endearing bruises
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At Chi. Shakespeare Theater. 5 stars!
Riccardo Muti receives Birgit Nilsson Prize of $1M
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Video: In acceptance speech, he stresses social commitment thru music.
From ‘naughty’ composer, young Baroque troupe gets a nice boost
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It’s the phone call all struggling musicians hope for — the announcement of a competition prize complete with recording contract. For Wayward Sisters, a Baroque ensemble specializing in 17th-century music, the news lit up lines in Chicago and three other locales where its four members reside.
Riccardo Muti unearths gem in Mahler tribute
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Mahler conducted the world premiere of Busoni’s “Berceuse élégiaque” at the last public performance of his life, with the New York Philharmonic in 1911. At the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s re-creation of the event, the nine incredible minutes of the “Berceuse” alone are sufficient reason to attend.
Lyric love and fractured hearts in the mirror of Offenbach’s time
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Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffmann” opens Lyric Opera of Chicago season. 4 stars!
John Malkovich stalks sopranos who suffer in song
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John Malkovich plays a modern-day Jack the Ripper who has come back from death to make a charmingly creepy case for himself in “The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer.”
CST will stage remixed ‘Othello’ in London at Cultural Olympiad
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“Funk It Up About Nothin'” team creates work for pre-Olympics festival.
Our hit list for the Chicago Symphony’s 2011-12 season
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It’s tough to choose amid the bounty and variety that music director Riccardo Muti and guest conductors will offer in the coming months, but we’ve assembled an alluring 12-pack. The envelope, please… …