Music Reviews 
The Marriage of Figaro(0)
Figaro contains sweet music, sardonic comedy, and a stinging reflections on love and life — Mozart demonstrates his genius with this masterwork…Besides the melodic, sophisticated score, Lyric Opera has cast Figaro with fabulous actors who are also major star singers
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The Damnation of Faust
Berlioz based his libretto on Goethe’s classic Faust legend, in which the eponymous scientist pursues love at the expense of his soul. Berlioz unfolds the drama at the onset of Spring, resonating with what Chicagoans must be feeling in coming weeks
The Elixir of Love (L’Elisir D’Amore)
Donizetti’s bouncy melodic score features bel canto (beautiful singing) arias. Nicole Cabell, as the love maidenAdina, sings her desires deftly while Gabrielle Vivani, as the blusterous Sergent Belcore, demonstrates his vocal chops. Alessandro Corbelli is the delightful Dr. Dulcamara who convinces the clueless Nemorino that he indeed has the elixir of love.
Tosca – January 2010 cast
Tosca is so romantic, so melodic and so emotional that I was completely enchanted from the early romantic duet arias. I was impressed by the rich vocals from Violeta Urmana and the smooth fluid tenor chops from Marco Berti as Tosca’s lover, Mario Cavaradossi. Lucio Gallao is the deliciously cunning villain, Baron Scarpia.