Article: Hampson to provide high point as Ravinia embraces lieder recitals

Thomas Hampson 8 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Aug. 11

Ravinia Park, Green Bay at Lake-Cook, Highland Park Tickets, $8-$35 (312) 728-4642 One baffling question of the current classical music scene is why people aren't packing lieder recitals.

Few musical experiences can be as exciting or intimate as settling into a comfortable theater seat to hear a single singer, accompanied by piano, explore small but potent scenes of love, loss, joy and sorrow. There are no costumes, scenery, fancy lights or large orchestra. The singer doesn't even have an instrument to hide behind. Nothing comes between audience and artist, and if the singer is having a good night and the listeners are receptive, ...

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