With “Operetta in Exile,” Chicago Folks Operetta celebrates composers and librettists whose livelihoods—and lives—were threatened by Nazism.
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This week on the B Side
Saying goodbye to the Pitchfork Fest, talking Big Sean, underground soul auteur Peven Everett, and more
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Chicago Folks Operetta cultivates The Rose of Stambul
With a new translation and a run at Chopin Theatre, Chicago Folks Operetta cultivates Leo Fall’s 1916 blossom, The Rose of Stambul
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Pass the Helmet: Bringing Opera to a Bar, Church, or Cabaret Near You
A new crop of scrappy troupes is making opera accessible, for both audiences and aspiring singers.