New Releases Dec 9: The Approaching Holidays
A monumental box set marking the 400th anniversary of Louis Couperin and a set of new holiday albums.
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Video: Warm Up With This Concert of French Music by Geneva Lewis & Sahun Sam Hong
How about some musical bonbons for a cold winter day? With several inches of snow outside, violinist Geneva Lewis and pianist Sahun Sam Hong teamed up for a bright performance of French music confections.
International Orchestras Tour US for First Time in 2 Years
The Royal Philharmonic became the first international orchestra to tour the U.S. since February 2020.
Lyric’s ’22-23 Season: Verdi, ‘Fiddler,’ Fleming, & ‘Carmen’
Plus a world premiere, Chicago-set take on 'The Barber of Seville' and the return of 'West Side Story'
Haymarket’s 2022 Return to Live Performance: Bologne, Monteverdi, Cabell
Haymarket Opera Company has announced its 2022 lineup; the March-September season will feature three works.
Mozart’s Top 10 Works
Picking a favorite out of Mozart's immense catalog of music is no small feat, so we asked all WFMT hosts, producers, and staff to weigh in on their best-loved compositions and recordings.
San Francisco Opera will debut Adams’ ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
John Adams’ version of Antony and Cleopatra will have its world premiere on the opening weekend of the San Francisco Opera’s 100th season.
Grammy Awards Move Ceremony to Las Vegas Site in Early April
The awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Art: Music, Dance, Poetry, and more
An assortment of multimedia tributes — music, visual arts, poetry, and dance — to the monumental Civil Rights leader.
Citing COVID Surge, Joffrey Postpones ‘Don Quixote’
The production was scheduled to be performed at Lyric Opera House between February 16-27 and is now set to be performed in June.
Pope slips out of Vatican to visit record shop, gets CD
Pope Francis grew up listening to the opera on the radio, is a fan of Argentine tango, and thinks Mozart "lifts you to God." But it still came as something of a shock to see the 85-year-old pontiff coming out of a downtown Rome record shop.
