John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune March 11, 2012 While not so common as recitals sung by sopranos and tenors, recitals by male altos, or countertenors, turn up often enough these days to suggest that the early music revolution has been won. The charismatic American countertenor David Daniels has done much to lead the way, both [...]
October 13, 2011|John von Rhein | Classical music critic There is a measure of irony in the fact that Baroque Band should take the adventures of Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice as the theme of its fifth-anniversary season. Like the young literary heroine, Chicago’s period-instrument ensemble has fallen down a couple of rabbit holes of its own over the [...]
Chicago Tribune. Saturday, June 4, 2011 By Alan G. Artner, Special to the Tribune Another concert, another program bringing the season to an end. But the one given Thursday night at the Hyde Park Union Church by Baroque Band was special. George Frideric Handel’s oratorio, “La Resurrezione,” is among his most underrated and seldom performed works. [...]
By John von Rhein | Classical music critic From the first production he put on at Chicago Opera Theater since becoming the company’s general director in 2000 – Claudio Monteverdi‘s “Orfeo” – Brian Dickie has waged a valiant campaign to introduce local opera lovers to new repertory, new sound worlds and freshly contemporary concepts in [...]
By John von RheinClassical music critic What makes Chicago a world-class center of classical music performance? It’s not just because we have established institutions operating at high artistic levels. Part of the reason lies with the fact that the many smaller groups orbiting around the big boys do quality work in their own right, complementing [...]
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