Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies
Davis made his Lyric Opera debut in 1987 and led about 700 performances of 62 operas by 22 composers.
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Chicago International Film Festival 2023: 7 Movies for Music Lovers
North America's longest continually running competitive film festival returns for another year of scintillating programming.
Catching Up with Ryan Speedo Green
"It is rare, not only for a male singer who's not a tenor, but especially a bass-baritone to be able to do this kind of concert with an orchestra like the Chicago Philharmonic."
Open House Chicago 2023: 16 Spectacular Sites for Art and Music Lovers
Each year, Chicago’s most architecturally inclined residents crisscross the city to check out some of the city’s most intriguing and vaunted buildings!
Art Brings Visibility in 5th Indigenous People’s Day Chicago Fest
"Ours is a side that flips the narrative; how our culture survived, how our artists thrived and succeeded in the world."
Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
“Music transforms,” said Mickelson Pierre, who learned how to play guitar in the program and now teaches it. “It’s something extraordinary, and it leads to peace of mind.”
9 Studs Terkel Conversations for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hear from Hispanic artists, writers, activists, and more from Chicago and beyond.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians get 3% annual raises in 3-year labor contract
Music director emeritus for life Riccardo Muti will lead the CSO season-opening concert September 21 at Orchestra Hall.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, musicians union agree to 3-year contract
CSO musicians struck for two days in September 2012 and for seven weeks March and April of 2019.
Chamber Music on the Fox Returns for 10th Season
Across five flagship programs and two additional special events, the series mines chamber repertoire spanning centuries.
Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season
Freud turns 66 in October and intends to return to Britain after the season.
