Articles by Adam Dahlgren

Giulio Cesare Met in HD Review-Putting Movement Into a Baroque Opera

A renowned director reinvents Handel's most popular opera with exciting results

Sergei Babayan Performs Goldberg Variations Review-A Performer Up to the Challenge

A great virtuoso performs one of Bach's great masterworks with astonishing results

Maria de Buenos Aires Review - Dance of Death

Astor Piazzolla's "tango opera" is given a new setting in an ambitious production at the Chicago Opera Theater

Lyric Opera of Chicago Rising Stars Concert-New Faces, Old Favorites

The Lyric Opera showcased some of its young talent in an exciting concert of operatic showpieces

Lincoln String Quartet at Music Institute of Chicago Review-Never Satisfied

A chamber group of musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra show off their talents in a challenging program

Dawn Quixote Review-Riding Into the Sunset

An irreverent take on one of the most classic works of literature is the final production of Chicago's Building Stage theatre company

Somebody Up There Likes Me Review-Fountain of Youth, But Don't Drink

A quirky, mannered comedy about the pitfalls of eternal youth provides some fun gags but doesn't add up to much

The Fifth House Ensemble at MCA Review-A Leap Into the Unkown, Together

A tight-knit group brings off three small-scale classical works with precision and grace

Parsifal Met in HD review-Rivers of Blood

Wagner's challenging final opera is presented in a new, present-set production by New York's Metropolitan Opera

Fall of the House of Usher Review-Ambiguity Abounding

A new production of a Philip Glass opera is taken to new, often strange levels

City of Dreadful Night Review-Genre Identity Crisis

A confusing tribute to the film noir genre, with modern-day influences

Chicago Duo-Piano Festival 2013 Winter Mini Fest Review-Contrasting Styles, Surprising Harmony

A showcase for a unique format from the Music Institute of Chicago

Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West Review-Stylistic Patchwork

Naomi Iizuka's play, an unusual stylistic mixture, a study of deception, set in 19th Century and contemporary Japan comes to Chicago

The Magistrate Review-A Victorian Time Machine

A recent filmed transmission of a production from Britain's National Theatre revives a farce firmly steeped in Victorian values

Les Troyens Met in HD Review-Master Performance of a Masterpiece

The Met successfully revives Berlioz's little-heard masterpiece

Aida at the Met Review - A Spectacular Opera, With a Cast to Match

A recent broadcast of 'Aida' by New York's Metropolitan Opera doesn't break new ground, but stands on firmly established ground with a strong cast

Un Ballo in Maschera Met HD Review-Opera Refuses To Stand Still

The Met's new production of Verdi's opera brings new design, with mixed results musically and visually

Barrymore Review-The Joy of Acting

Christopher Plummer dazzles with a virtuoso performance as John Barrymore in a revival of his Tony-Award winning role from 1997 as the self-destructive thespian who was as much of a character in real life as on stage

Barrymore Review-The Joy of Acting