01 Oct 2006

Lyric's 'Iphigenie' a stark, psychological drama

http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/reviews/critics/mmx-g652e0h4d.7oct01,1,4302448.story

By John von Rhein [Metromix, 1 October 2006]

Gluck's operas live and breathe as long as there are performers who take their music and text seriously. Otherwise, these works can easily become fancy tableaux vivants, exquisite but oh, so boring.