Bill Gowen
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Lyric gets past backstage drama for spectacular debutNov 01, 2021 12:26 pm - Last week's behind-the-scenes drama at Lyric Opera of Chicago was forgotten Saturday night when the Lyric presented its gala opening-night performance of Giuseppe Verdi'...
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Lyric's opening night is a grand oneNov 01, 2021 11:12 am - Last week's behind-the-scenes drama at Lyric Opera of Chicago was forgotten Saturday night when the Lyric presented its gala opening-night performance of Giuseppe Verdi'...
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Lyric's lureNov 01, 2021 10:48 am - Lyric Opera of Chicago's "season of stars" is set to open Saturday and Monday with a double blast of two of the most popular operas ever written. Saturday night's gala o...
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ESO loses leader to FloridaNov 01, 2021 10:02 am - Michael Pastreich, an architect of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's ascension as one of the leading regional orchestras in the United States, has accepted an offer to beco...
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CSO agrees to new contractNov 01, 2021 9:55 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will embark next week on its 2007 tour of Europe fully in tune with a new players' contract. The orchestra's musicians and management anno...
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Longtime ESO administrator leaving for FloridaOct 31, 2021 10:06 pm - Michael Pastreich, an architect of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's ascension as one of the leading regional orchestras in the United States, has accepted an offer to beco...
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Performer for the agesNov 01, 2021 9:56 am - Luciano Pavarotti was a giant of music in much more than a literal sense, and when I learned of his death Sept. 6 while traveling through New England, memories of his pe...
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ESO's crescendoOct 31, 2021 8:36 pm - When Itzhak Perlman joins the Elgin Symphony Orchestra at 6 p.m. Saturday for its annual season-opening gala concert, the curtain rises on the latest chapter for America...
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Director keeps balance between new, familiarOct 31, 2021 8:39 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 2007-08 season follows the philosophy of music director Robert Hanson: a balance between familiar masterpieces of the orchestral repertoir...
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Muti to open CSO season, lead tour in his 'audition'Oct 31, 2021 8:04 pm - Will Muti be the man? The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will open its 2007-08 subscription season at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 3 p.m. Sept. 16 with the renowned Italian conducto...