Police and security are meant to keep concertgoers safe, but what happens when they do more harm than good? In summer 2020, as America reckoned with a sickness in its system of law enforcement, so too did the music community interrogate the role of police and hired security at concerts. Like the municipalities that explored […]
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Lyric’s al fresco Hansel and Gretel is a family-friendly treat
North Park Village Nature Center provides an ideal setting for Lyric’s Hansel and Gretel.
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Lyric Opera’s big, long, first-ever Les Troyens delivers on an epic score
The Greeks are coming! Lyric tackles Berlioz’s two-part, five-act opera.
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A heartthrob, a diva, a beautiful night: Lyric at Pritzker
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s preview yields a short list of what not to miss this year.
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The New Longer-Lasting Axe Effect
More funny business at the corner of Milwaukee and Honore—and then some.