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Music of the Baroque

22 E Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60611

Music of the Baroque is a theatre in Chicago, IL.

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Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Zac Thriffiley · October 23, 2026

The Winter’s Tale—now playing and soon to run in repertory with the even wilder Midsummer Night’s Dream—provides audiences with an emotional, uplifting, and even redemptive story sure to thaw frozen hearts and provide a much needed escape.…

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

by Angela Lin · October 22, 2026

Magic is a timeless art full of secrets, and as Parr reveals through the course of Time Traveler, history is even stranger and more serendipitous than we know.…

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

by Lauren Sheely · October 20, 2026

Saturday night brought the long-awaited return of Dance Theatre of Harlem to The Auditorium for a celebratory evening of dance that showcased the range and versatility of this 57-year old company, which had not been seen in Chicago since 2016.…

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

by Angela Lin · October 19, 2026

Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Angela Lin · October 18, 2026

Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

by Rachel Weinberg · October 16, 2026

Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…

Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre

Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · October 15, 2026

Michael R. Jackson’s wildly inventive and unique 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop now makes its Chicago premiere. A Strange Loop is a “big Black and queer-ass American Broadway show,” in the main character Usher’s words, about the lead trying to write a musical called A Str…

Past Shows

17 total · showing 11–17

Baroque in the Park

Baroque in the Park

Sep 10

A grand celebration of Music of the Baroque's 50th anniversary at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park! Music Director Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus & Orchestra in a festive evening of music from the Baroque era and beyond, including Handel's...

Musica Sacra—Bach and Purcell

Musica Sacra—Bach and Purcell

Jun 6

Let the power of the human voice transport you as Dame Jane Glover leads two exquisite Bach cantatas, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51, and "Ich habe genug," BWV 82, alongside two works for strings by Purcell.BACH | Cantata No. 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen"BACH |...

Plus Fours! Handel, Telemann, Locatelli, Vivaldi

Plus Fours! Handel, Telemann, Locatelli, Vivaldi

May 9

Baroque invention, contrast, and brilliance is on display as Music of the Baroque's principal guest conductor, Nicholas Kraemer, leads works by four great Baroque composers for groups of four (and more!) musicians. Vivaldis propulsive Concerto for 4 violins and orchestra is set...

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Apr 26

Bach may have composed the six Brandenburg Concertos to gain employment, but his musical resume stands today as one of the great monuments in Baroque orchestral music. Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer leads the Music of the Baroque Orchestra in three of the six...

Inon Barnatan Plays Mozart

Inon Barnatan Plays Mozart

Mar 29

In her first appearance this season, Music Director Dame Jane Glover joins forces with Israeli piano virtuoso Inon Barnatanone of the most admired pianists of his generation, according to The New York Timesin Mozarts Piano Concerto No. 14. Mozarts intensely personal Symphony No...

Double Trouble—Bach, Vivaldi & More

Double Trouble—Bach, Vivaldi & More

Feb 28

The Music of the Baroque Orchestra bands together for a lively and driving program of Baroque instrumental works. Co-directors Kathleen Brauer and Kevin Case team up for Bach and Vivaldis thrilling concertos for two violins and orchestra. Inventive and inspiring grand concertos...

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Jan 24

Concertmaster Gina DiBello leads the Music of the Baroque Orchestra in Vivaldis iconic Four Seasons, an evocative musical journey through the different times of year. As Chicago Classical Review wrote of Gina DiBellos last performance of Vivaldis Four Seasons, From top to bottom...

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