Review: The Marriage of Figaro (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
As sumptuous as a wedding cake, Shakespeare veteran Barbara Gaines has put a new spin on this traditional crowd-pleaser. Mozart's enduring music creates the focal point around which Gaines has crafted a new production that preemptively rebuffs any potential claims by a new generation that opera is 'stodgy.' (read Clint May's entire review....)