Lavish “A Masked Ball” Playing at Lyric
Grand opera, in all its glory, is now playing at the Civic Opera House. The Lyric is presenting Giuseppe Verdi’s “A Masked Ball,” and it is just what the grandest of operas should be.
Grand opera, in all its glory, is now playing at the Civic Opera House. The Lyric is presenting Giuseppe Verdi’s “A Masked Ball,” and it is just what the grandest of operas should be.
A soprano with a golden voice and tenor who sings with power and beauty. Plus a baritone whose phrasing is exquisite and a bass whose low notes are sinister, indeed. That’s the core of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Ernani,” now in production at the Lyric Opera, and Chicago has assembled a dream team. American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, […]