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Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra Makes Strong Statement To Support Strike Against Lyric Opera of Chicago Management

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The Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra has made a formal statement explaining the decision to go on strike. In a statement issued to the press on Tuesday, the organization noted that the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s management was seeking to cut the number of musicians by five positions, cutting the pay of the musicians by eight percent, cutting the number of {…}

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Composer Profile: Giuseppe Verdi, Italy’s Greatest Composer

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Giuseppe Verdi is Italy’s composer. Few composers have ever attained the legendary status of the man from Busetto, who created a plethora of operas throughout his career that remain fixtures of the standard repertoire today. Born on Oct. 9 (or was it 10?), 1813, Verdi would become the textbook example of how to achieve everlasting greatness when you put in {…}

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The Atlanta Opera To Bring Free Performances To Local Elementary Schools

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The Atlanta Opera continues its mission to bring opera to the next generation, announcing that it will team with The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership (ABP) to bring a series of free opera performances to four elementary schools along the Atlanta Beltline. The performances will be of “The Barber of Seville” and will be funded by a Collaborative Innovation Grant given to {…}