In a stroke of collegial brilliance, Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater present two versions of the same story this week: Beethoven’s more famous “Fidelio” (1805, revised through 1814) and his ...

Chicago Opera Theater presents the North American premiere of Leonora, a classical Italian opera composed by Ferdinando Paër. Starring internationally renowned tenor Edgardo Rocha in his Chicago debut ...

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, begins its 2024/25 Season, with an exciting and aptly timed production of the North American premiere of ...

In his biography of Peter Pears, Christopher Headington recalls how, during a performance of the St Matthew Passion in Ely Cathedral, Pears wore a cricket pullover under his dress shirt - an example ...