Deanna Isaacs wrote a nifty overview of the kick-off for the fall opera season in Chicago for the Reader last week. I'm going to see "Fidelio" with her on Thursday and am very excited. chicagoreader.com/columns-opin...

Gilda is dead; opera’s not - Chicago Reader

The opera season kicks off with a stunning Rigoletto at Lyric, with Fidelio, COT's Leonora, and Haymarket's Tamerlano in the wings.