Chicago Sun Times Unimpressed with Latest at Chicago Lyric Opera

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While some may think of a night at the opera as an abstract means of escape, the artform and its presentation exist very much in time and space.
An audience brings memories of other casts and productions, often in the same opera house. The ability now to access recordings from almost any period or place throws on more layers of experience. Other symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles can make a city or festival a bazaar of comparisons and contrasts.

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