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‘The Nose’ receives superb staging at Chicago Opera Theater

COT opened the much-belated Chicago premiere of Shostakovich’s opera Friday evening at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, with a smart, winning new production take makes clear the appeal of the work.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2023

Goodman, Paramount theaters lead 2023 Jeff Awards nominations

The 55th anniversary edition of the Equity Jeff Awards presentation will take place in the fall.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2023

Despite glorious voices, mighty ‘Big River’ musical gets conventional staging at Mercury Theater

Director Christopher Chase Carter has delivered a simplistic take on the story, that lacks any sort of irony, satire or self-awareness — an anathema to Mark Twain’s entire oeuvre.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 28, 2023

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‘Quamino’s Map’ turns a largely forgotten slavery episode into a memorable opera

Chicago Opera Theater world premiere recalls a Revolutionary War injustice with appealing, multifaceted score and a narrative that’s engrossing (if not always plausible).

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 24, 2022

‘Quamino’s Map,’ a world premiere opera in Chicago, explores the ‘burning desire’ for freedom

Chicago Opera Theater presents the piece about Black Americans settling in London after the Revolutionary War.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 19, 2022

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