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Life as General Director of Chicago Opera Theater ...

Brian Dickie | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mies Van Der Rohe, Chicago College of the Performing Arts, Henry Fogel, Chicago Opera Theater, Mayor Daley, Millennium Park, Al Capone, Chicago Opera, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

... And there are days when it would be good to illustrate the varied stuff I have the pleasure of dealing with, enjoying, or whatever ... I had a go...

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The People's Opera - Москва Черемушки

Brian Dickie | Posted 07.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: People's Opera, Gerard Mcburney, Capriccio, Shostakovich, Cheryomushki, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Opera, Cso, Chicago-Symphony-Orchestra, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

So our regulars, our always curious Chicago Opera Theater audience, have voted for Moscow Cheryomushki, Shostakovich's 1959 operetta set in Kruschev's Moscow.

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A Visit To Owen Wingrave

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Owen Wingrave, Carmen, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago Opera, Ken Cazan, Chicago News
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With all this Carmen stuff going on I have rather neglected the Owen Wingrave rehearsals.

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Back in the Groove

Brian Dickie | Posted 03.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jane Glover, Nicholas Kraemer, Music of the Baroque, Wfmt, Opera, Chicago Opera, Semele, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

Having a week off at this time of the year is a good refresher there is no doubt. But of course it means that on return there is a bundle to do. But...

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Opera: The Real Deal!

Brian Dickie | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Placido Domingo, Opera, Lyric Opera, Jon Vickers, Ana Maria Martinez, Pagliacci, Christopher Feigum, Chicago Opera, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

There is nothing more exhilarating than being transported from this stressed out world to the complete knockout world of "real opera."

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Last Night's Fantasy

Brian Dickie | Posted 03.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arts, Senator Coburn, Stimulus Bill, Opera, Andrew Davis, Coburn Stimulus Amendment, Stimulus Package, Stimulus Bill Arts Funding, Chicago Opera, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

There is some irony in Senator Coburn's stimulus bill amendment. His daughter is a fine opera singer and though she is unlikely to suffer, many of her colleagues will as opera companies cut back.

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