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 ...

Best-selling author Ann Patchett's "Bel Canto," the story of terrorists taking hostages at a South American embassy, will find a home on the stage, the Lyric Opera of Chicago announced Tuesday. The ...

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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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