On December 7, The Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the world premiere of Bel Canto, based on Ann Patchett’s prize-winning novel, with music by composer Jimmy López and libretto by Pulitzer ...

Set in 17th-century Scotland, Lucia di Lammermoor is reminiscent of Shakespearean tragedies, with warring families and star-crossed lovers, much like “Romeo and Juliet,” as well as “Macbeth”-style ...

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago's world premiere run of "Bel Canto" will inevitably attract members of the global media and heads of international opera companies. Yet the Lyric is also making an effort to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CHICAGO — The Lyric Opera couldn’t have known five years ago, when it started planning “Bel Canto,” that terrorism would be the hottest topic in America the ...

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EXCLUSIVE: The Sea Beyond stars Giacomo Giorgio and Serena de Ferrari are among several Italian actors who have boarded Rai’s ambitious opera drama Bel Canto, which went into production this week.

Julianne Moore stars as an opera singer in Bel Canto, a drama in which Moore's Roxane Coss gets caught in a hostage negotiations Julianne Moore knows how to stop a crowd in her latest movie. The ...