2024–2025 Season of Change for Chicago Opera Theater
The season is the first programmed by 2023-appointed general director Lawrence Edelson and the first following the departure of Lidiya Yankovskaya as music director.
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Joffrey Ballet Announces 2024–2025 Season
The 2024-2025 programming is marked by elements of fantasy, world premieres, and the return of a Chicago holiday staple.
From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Schindler’s List,’ John Williams has infused movie scores with adventure and emotion
Orchestral demand for John Williams’ music has risen so much that his career as a classical musician is almost as fruitful as his film music work.
7 Strange, Silly, and Surreal Opera Plots
Take out the high courts and bring in the dancing elephants: here are some of the strangest opera plots that have ever been put to paper.
Chicago-area Bach Week Fest Announces 50th Anniversary – and Final – Season
"It's the right time for Bach Week to bid adieu, and on a high note.”
Philadelphia Orchestra’s home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off
Marian Anderson, an acclaimed and boundary-breaking Black contralto, was born in Philadelphia in 1897.
CSO Announces 2024–25 Season and New Artist-In-Residence
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has announced its 2024–2025 season, a full year of concerts in its mainstage subscription series, as well as chamber, solo, family, and other programming.
Dame Jane Glover Named Principal Guest Conductor at Fort Worth
Glover has led Music of the Baroque since 2002.
Steelpan Player Jaden Teague-Núñez Wins 2024 CSO Young Artists Competition
Teague-Núñez is the first steelpan soloist to enter — much less win — the competition.
American Music Project Boosts Repertory Rarities in 10th Chicago Season
This AMP season’s lineup showcases neglected repertoire in chamber, solo piano, and orchestral settings.
