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Opera & Classical Edited by Brent DiCrescenzo

On the scene
- Spektral Quartet
  
  Progressive chamber troupe enters the “Theatre of War.”
  
  Progressive chamber troupe enters the “Theatre of…
- The best college recital halls in Chicago
  
  How will NU's new music hall stack up against rooms on local campuses?
  
  How will NU's new music hall stack up against rooms…
- JacobTV and Fulcrum Point serve up "The News"
  
  Jacob ter Veldhuis channel surfs in his new, newsy pop opera.
  
  Jacob ter Veldhuis channel surfs in his new, newsy…
- Midwest Young Artists 7th Annual Benefit
  
  Frasier star and former pupil David Hyde Pierce cameos.
  
  Frasier star and former pupil David Hyde Pierce…
On the scene
- Brian Dickie prepares to retire
  
  We have an exit interview with the Chicago Opera Theater general director.
  
  We have an exit interview with the Chicago Opera…
- Meet a CSO piano tuner
  
  Jim Houston tunes the pianos at the CSO.
  
  Jim Houston tunes the pianos at the CSO.
- Lyric Opera's Joe Collins | Interview
  
  Meet the weapons master who arms the cast.
  
  Meet the weapons master who arms the cast.
Reviews
- Brooklyn Rider Seven Steps
  
  Seven Steps challenges expectations, embraces newcomers.
  
  Seven Steps challenges expectations, embraces…
- So Percussion Cage 100: The Bootleg Series
  
  So Percussion proves that indeterminacy does not negate the necessity of talent and preparation.
  
  So Percussion proves that indeterminacy does not…
- Philip Blackburn Ghostly Psalms
  
  Blackburn goes big, big, big.
  
  Blackburn goes big, big, big.
Best of 2011
- The best of Chicago classical
  
  Change and innovation rocked classical's world this year.
  
  Change and innovation rocked classical's world this…
- Best classical albums
  
  The best of the year’s classical recordings.
  
  The best of the year’s classical recordings.

Spektral Quartet

Progressive chamber troupe enters the “Theatre of War.”

Reviews
- Brooklyn Rider Seven Steps
Holiday Gift Guide
- 2011 Gifts | Music
At the opera
- Lyric’s Boris Godunov: by the numbers

Recent features

Avalon Quartet takes on Beethoven

Avalon teams with the Art Institute to tackle all of Beethoven's string quartets, paired with paintings.
2010–11 Chicago classical season in review

Relive the highs and lows of their 2010–11 seasons.
Verismo Opera Club

Opera troupe mixes arias and athletics.
Julia Bentley

A tale of nuclear waste and warning labels inspires a new piece for flute and voice.

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On the blogs

Memorial Day weekend trip tip
A haven for redneck debauchery in Michigan.

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What's on TV Tonight
Karl discusses his desire to be Italian on The Ricky Gervais Show.

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Rhubarb season!
TOC Foodspotting Fridays

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Violet Hour's Toby Maloney demonstrates how to make a rum sour.

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Ticket giveaway—Iggy Azalea
Win tickets to see her show.

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New concert announcements from Justin Bieber, Peter Gabriel, Sebadoh and Taste of Randolph Street

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Fire displaces Khecari Dance Theatre
Park District promises to restore Indian Boundary Park's field house.

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Rashawn Thompson
Performer of the week | Interview

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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting Co. chairman and the last of Chicago’s pioneering independent television owners, Howard Shapiro died Thursday at 86.

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Feder: For just over $2 million, the parent company of the Sun-Times has acquired the Chicago Reader. So what’s next?

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