Superstar Baritone Nathan Gunn on American Opera, Stage Presence, and Versatility
“My job as a singer, if I’m doing my job correctly, is no different than what a curator does with a beautiful work of art.”
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Guggenheim Fellow Rudresh Mahanthappa On Creating Music that Defies Genre
To label Manhathappa's music simply as a fusion between Carnatic music and jazz would be reductive. If, anything, it represents "the beautiful multicultural state of affairs of the United States right now."
14 Facts About Haydn
As we celebrate Haydn’s Birthday on the air, enjoy these fun facts about the composer from hosts and Haydn lovers Peter Van de Graaff and Carl Grapentine. Share your favorite facts about Haydn with us in the comments below. 1. Haydn was born the year George Washington was born (1732) and died the year Abraham Lincoln was born (1809). 2. ...
WFMT Host Peter van de Graaff Stars in Haymarket’s Don Quichotte
"Telemann has written... some truly funny arias about Don Q.'s dreams of chivalry and Sancho's donkey and mishaps"
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2016-17 Season
Lyric Opera of Chicago announced its 2016-17 season, scheduled to include eight opera productions on its main stage, one opera production at the Harris Theater, and one musical.
$32 Million to the CSO
Chicago-based Sam and Helen Zell acknowledged a $17 million dollar gift from the Zell Family Foundation for the endowment of the position currently held by music director Riccardo Muti.
Ana María Martínez: “Czech Was the Hardest”
Lyric Opera formalized its commitment to extending their resources to Chicago’s neighborhoods, naming Ana María Martínez and Eric Owens community ambassadors.
Beethoven’s Smile: Yes, He Had One
“After the final chord, I looked up. The Master’s darkly glowing gaze was fixed upon me penetratingly. Yet suddenly a benevolent smile broke up his gloomy features, Beethoven became quite close, bent over me, laid his hand on my head and repeatedly stroked my hair. ‘Devil of a fellow’ he whispered, ‘such a young rascal!’ I suddenly plucked up courage. ...
Composer Exploration: Jacques Ibert
When young Jacques finished grade school, he found a job in a movie house, playing piano for silent films.
Art and Music: Mendelssohn’s Watercolors
Felix Mendelssohn was a beacon in his world, whether as a conductor, composer, scholar, or painter. As a painter, he wallowed in images of man in dialogue with nature: landscapes with buildings or people under trees. The image to the right is of an unknown subject, but brings to mind the mysterious, churning sounds of his Hebrides Overture, and offers ...
Playlist: 10 Pieces That Changed the World
Pieces of music that turned the art form into something it hadn't seen.
