Chicago Opera Theater Names New General Director
Lawrence Edelson founded American Lyric Theater in 2005, building a model organization for presenting and fostering new opera.
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Hearing Rachmaninoff Play Chopin Will Make You Fall in Love With Your Favorite Pieces All Over Again
In addition to an influential composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff was a fine conductor and magnificent pianist who enjoyed playing music by Liszt, Schubert, and Chopin.
Riccardo Muti “Lifts Every Voice” at the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago’s South Side
As soon as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra played the first four notes of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, an audience of over 3,000 at the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago’s South Side broke into applause.
An Inside Look at the “GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends”
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends, presented by The Recording Academy and broadcast on Great Performances.
The Surprising Politics of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
"The last time we did this production, you could hear that people were really upset by it. And yet, there is absolutely beautiful choreography — it’s absolutely stunning."
WFMT Host Kerry Frumkin’s Postcard From Europe
For the last two weeks of September my wife Deb and I were treated to a cruise on the Rhine River thanks to YMT Vacations, one of WFMT’s loyal sponsors. Along with us were almost two-dozen WFMT listeners. The tour involved land transportation and sightseeing from Munich to Bonn, where we then boarded the A Rosa Viva for eight relaxing ...
Playlist: 8 Chopin Recordings Every Music Lover Should Own
If you love the music of Frédéric Chopin and are looking to expand your recording collection, here are a few albums you might want to consider. These 8 recordings feature 8 different pianists performing 8 different genres, giving you an appreciation for the diversity of Chopin’s works and the musicians who perform them.
Watch ‘Do You Speak Chopin?’ — Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Marian Marzynski’s Newest Doc
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker’s Marian Marzynski newest documentary is Do You Speak Chopin?. Marzynski’s love letter to Chopin is centered around the “Chopin Olympics” of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.
Lin-Manuel Miranda: “Arts Education…Saved My Life”
Lin-Manuel Miranda has impacted many lives through his Pulitzer Prize-winning work Hamilton: An American Musical. Recently, Miranda revealed how the arts have impacted him, saying that arts education, “saved my life.” The room where it happened was a studio at Hubbard Street Dance Center in Chicago’s West Loop, home of Hubbard Street Dance. Since Hamilton has landed in Chicago, Miranda ...
Hear Kristin Chenoweth’s Operatic Version of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song
The Broadway star — who got her start in opera — shared her operatic talents on a recent episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' performing her own unique rendition of the theme song to 'Game of Thrones.'
Oliver Sacks-Inspired Concerto, ‘Five Hallucinations,’ Has Windy City World Premiere
"That phrase just runs through and through your head and you cannot get it out. It occupies their entire field of vision, that sentence."
