![]() His “Fiddler” puts the 19th-century story in a 21st-century envelope.Įrnani, tenor Russell Thomas, faces peril in every way. The opera classic, with an all-American cast of top-flight Verdians, has been sharing stage time with the Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof” in a riveting directorial treatment by the Australian Barrie Kosky, who developed it for the Berlin Opera. The sumptuous sets and costumes, designed by Scott Marr, first seen in the 2009-2020 season and further enhanced in collaboration with Muller, are grand in every way. ![]() Giuseppe Verdi’s 1844 opera “Ernani” could hardly be conducted, directed or sung more beautifully than it is at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where a quartet of lead singers make some all but impossible scenarios ring true under the leadership of music director Enrique Mazzola and theatrical director Louisa Muller. 1 ★★★★ musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” through Oct. (Cory Weaver photo) Review: “Ernani’ by Giuseppe Verdi, through Oct. ![]() ![]() Verdi’s “Ernani,” after a play by Victor Hugo, opened the Lyric Opera of Chicago season in grand fashion with a sumptuous revival of the Scott Marr production. ![]()
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