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News Mon Nov 05 2007
Case Study in Praise: Lyric Opera's 'Caesar'
Buried in this morning's headlines about ex-Disney stars being arrested are hot-off-the-press raving reviews of Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Julius Caesar," which opened this weekend. The former are about the kind of "stars" that probably had little talent to begin with. The latter focus on lead Danielle de Niese (pictured above as Cleopatra), who will probably remain a star of the opera world for years to come -- and not for being arrested in Walgreen's or any other way for that matter.
In fact, the whole thing is a kind of lesson in praise:
The Tribune writes "where do you begin cataloging the delights of Handel's 'Julius Caesar,' now gracing the stage of Lyric Opera of Chicago?" The Sun-Times starts off describing Caesar as "one of the most exciting, insightful, successful and audience-pleasing productions at the Civic Opera House in many a moon."
Amazingly, there are some tickets available -- even nose bleed seats, which are the cheapest at $31. Buy online at lyricopera.org and also visit the site for audio and video clips.