The Grammy award-winning tenor share selections from his new album with guitarist Sean Shibe.

The Italian bass looks back at his legendary career in advance of his performance this summer with Opera Festival of Chicago.

The Chicago-native soprano presents a program of song in advance of her upcoming recital with pianist Shannon McGinnis for Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago.

An encore interview broadcast with acclaimed the mezzo-soprano in advance of her recital with Pablo Sáinz-Villegas next month.

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Due to the length of the live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, there will be no Listening to Singers this week.

An interview with Nathan Gunn in advance of his performance with New Philharmonic later this month.

The iconic composer and conductor discusses the importance of accessibility in classical music and previews a new album of his works recorded by Voces8.

An interview with the artist in advance of his performances with Music of the Baroque next month.

Due to the length of the live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, there will be no Listening to Singers this week.

The superb lutenist discusses his love of collaboration and previews his ensemble Jupiter’s upcoming performance in Chicago.

The South African soprano shares songs by Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke, Emilie Mayer, Nadia Boulanger, and Kathleen Tagg.

An interview with the stylish baritone in advance of his recital with Martin Katz next month.

A playlist curated by baritone and advocate Kenneth Overton to celebrate a living legend.

An intimate one act opera blending elements of blues, Romanticism, and musical theater by the ‘Dean of African-American Composers.”

A playlist spotlighting great African-American artists curated by bass-baritone Nicholas Newton.

The Peruvian tenor previews his upcoming Chicago recital for Symphony Center Presents.

The imaginative conductor, still in his twenties, leads the Oslo Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in an unfinished masterpiece by Mozart.

The English conductor returns to Chicago Opera Theater to lead Britten’s comic masterpiece later this month.

Highly anticipated performances that can be heard by Chicago audiences in-person or on WFMT.

A tribute to artists we lost in 2022, including John Aler, Maria Ewing, Ned Rorem, and Antonietta Stella.

Favorite interpretations of carols — sometimes camp, sometimes sublime.

Meaning ‘star of birth,’ Jenkins’s 2009 Stella Natalis conveys the Christmas message of peace, goodwill, compassion and a new beginning.

The German baritone discusses his two new lieder recordings with pianist Joseph Middleton.

An interview with the rising star soprano and a preview of her upcoming Chicago-area performance with Apollo’s Fire.