Articles tagged with: Mellon Foundation
Klezmer opera ‘The Property’ melds nostalgia, renewal in music awash with Old-World charm
![Klezmer opera ‘The Property’ melds nostalgia, renewal in music awash with Old-World charm Regina (Jill Grove) sits alone in Warsaw, contemplates making contact with someone from the past in The Property. (Robert Kusel)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Regina-Jill-Grove-sits-alone-in-Warsaw-contemplates-making-contact-with-someone-from-the-past-in-The-Property.-Robert-Kusel-125x125.jpg)
Feature Review: “The Property,” a new vest-pocket opera that burst onto the Chicago scene Feb. 25, is the sweet-spirited musical brainchild of a 28-year-old Minsk-born Polish composer Wlad Marhulets, who makes a living these days tooling music for films in L.A. Marhuletz came to the Lyric Opera by way of klezmer madness — not a disease, rather an exhilarating state of mind. Through March 5.★★★