Baritone Bradley Kynard of San Francisco, a former IT worker who began his singing career after a teacher suggested he had talent, will narrate and sing the role of Sportin' Life in the symphony's concert version of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" opera on April 20 and 21 in the Empress Theatre.
COT opened the much-belated Chicago premiere of Shostakovich’s opera Friday evening at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, with a smart, winning new production take makes clear the appeal of the work.