Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized
To some, Cooper's nose in the trailer seemed like the kind of outsized caricature that has been a regular feature of Jewish portrayals throughout film history.
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Lyric Backstage Video: Danielle de Niese Previews ‘La bohème’
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2018-19 season opens this weekend with a classic: Puccini's beloved La bohème.
Violinist, professor, pastor among 25 ‘genius grant’ winners
CHICAGO (AP) — A violinist who organizes concerts for the homeless, a professor whose research is being used to increase access to civil justice by poor communities and an activist pastor are among this year’s MacArthur fellows and recipients of so-called genius grants. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Thursday named 25 people, including academics, activists, artists, ...
Playlist: 18 Underrated Concertos We Should Hear More Often
What makes a piece popular? How does a piece survive its first few performances? What makes something a warhorse, played over and over again, easily marketed from decade to decade? Who decides what’s good, anyway? Here are 18 underrated concertos – ones that don’t get played all that much, but maybe should be more widely known.
‘Arias and Songs’ Host Larry Johnson Donates >5,000 Records To DePaul University School of Music
Though Larry primarily features CDs on his program, over several decades his collection has evolved into over 5,000 recordings, including LPs and original 78RPM discs dating back to 1901.
Fire at Venice’s La Fenice brought quickly under control
MILAN (AP) — A fire in Venice’s rebuilt La Fenice opera house was swiftly brought under control Monday, 22 years after a blaze had destroyed the famous theater. Italian news agency ANSA reported that the fire broke out early Monday in a technical room that was under 24-hour surveillance as a precaution following the fire in 1996, which was ruled ...
Barcelona Dedicates a Garden to the Late Soprano Montserrat Figueras
Montserrat Figueras, who specialized in early music, is being remembered by her native city.
Less than 5% of Audio Engineers are Women: This is My Story
My name is Mary Mazurek, and I am a recording engineer, an artist, an educator, and a Ph.D. candidate. But most of all, I am a woman working in a very male-dominated field. I've enjoyed a wonderful career. But it almost didn't happen.
4 Celebrities Who Happen to Play French Horn
What do a political analyst, a former Miss America, a fake news anchor, and a young Obi-Wan Kenobi have in common? At some point in each of their lives, they all played French horn!
A live broadcast celebrating young artists, collaboration, and 10 years of WFMT’s Introductions at Chicago’s Youth Arts Showcase
On Saturday, September 22, 2018, WFMT’s Introductions, the weekly program that features the Chicago area’s finest pre-college musicians, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a live radio broadcast from Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park to kick off Chicago’s first Youth Arts Showcase (YAS! Fest). The fest was a highlight event of the 2018 Year of Creative Youth, a citywide celebration of Chicago’s young artists and the mentors who inspire them...
Riccardo Muti Conducts CSO, Civic in Free ‘Concert for Chicago’
Riccardo Muti, addressing the 10 thousand-plus crowd, remarked that "all 3 pieces connect the desire of freedom, libertà, liberty!"
