The Lyric Theatre @ Illinois ended its spring 2025 season with a remarkable production of Claudio Monteverdi’s trailblazing opera “Orfeo.” I attended the opening night on April 24. It was ...

Those are in the form of bass-baritones Luca Pisaroni and Adam Plachetka as Figaro and Count Almaviva. Not only are these two likely the best contemporary singers in those roles, and veterans of each, ...