The Lyric Brings the Ring Underground, Literally By Graham Meyer The company puts a twist on Wagner in its first drive-through opera. Read more
What Happens When You Cancel a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opera By Graham Meyer The coronavirus hit America at the worst possible moment for Lyric Opera. Read more
Frequency Fest 2020 Dials in Artists from Around the Globe By Graham Meyer This year's iteration includes rare stateside retrospectives of groundbreaking composers Annea Lockwood and Éliane Radigue. Read more
What’s It Like to Play a String Quartet in the Dark? By Graham Meyer JACK Quartet violinist Austin Wulliman on the unconventional piece hitting the Logan Center this Friday Read more
Will Contemporary Opera Take Root at Lyric? By Graham Meyer With “Dead Man Walking,” the company inaugurates a commitment to newer work. Read more
Fall Culture 2019: Lidiya Yankovskaya By Graham MeyerPhotograph by Stephanie Bassos And five more things to see this fall Read more
Ted Hearne Uses the Baton As a Tool for Protest By Graham Meyer Hearne conducts and performs with the Chicago Children's Choir on April 1 and 2 at the MCA. Read more
50 Things to Do in Chicago in February By Jason Foumberg, Meaghan Garvey, Graham Meyer, Taylor Moore, Kris Vire, and Lauren Warnecke Cher, Chicago Winter Ale Fest, doomy cold wave, and more ways to stay busy this month Read more
51 Things to Do in Chicago in January By Jason Foumberg, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, Lauren Warnecke, and Brianna Wellen Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Ling Ma, a Cubs Convention, and more ways to stay busy this month Read more
53 Things to Do in Chicago in December By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, Lauren Warnecke, and Brianna Wellen Thom Yorke, Cendrillon, Danc(e)volve, and more picks selected by our culture critics Read more
