The Lyric Opera of Chicago's world premiere run of "Bel Canto" will inevitably attract members of the global media and heads of international opera companies. Yet the Lyric is also making an effort to ...

On December 7, The Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the world premiere of Bel Canto, based on Ann Patchett’s prize-winning novel, with music by composer Jimmy López and libretto by Pulitzer ...

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At the beginning of the five years of planning that went into Lyric Opera’s Bel Canto, a new work based on the Ann Patchett novel of the same name, no one could have anticipated how relevant its ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHICAGO — The Lyric Opera couldn’t have known five years ago, when it started planning “Bel Canto,” that terrorism would be the hottest topic in America the ...

The "beautiful singing" of the early 1800s marks an appealing milestone in the story of opera. Talk Like An Opera Geek: Savoring The Bel Canto Sound Talk Like An Opera Geek: Savoring The Bel Canto ...

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EXCLUSIVE: The Sea Beyond stars Giacomo Giorgio and Serena de Ferrari are among several Italian actors who have boarded Rai’s ambitious opera drama Bel Canto, which went into production this week.

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