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When American soprano Katie Van Kooten came down with a cold just before the final dress rehearsal of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's "La Bohème," it became clear that she was not going to be able to ...

Saturday’s spring opener at the Lyric Opera of Chicago took place as a fool’s spring gave way to the reality of the calendar, as a green sea of St. Patrick’s Day revelers, clad for the hopes of April, ...