Presidential Scholars include Chicago-Area Cellist
The 18 year-old from Wilmette has been a frequent guest on Introductions, WFMT's weekly program spotlighting talented pre-college classical musicians.
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Playlist: Soprano Ailyn Pérez Shares the Music and Singers Close to Her Heart
Chicago native soprano Ailyn Pérez speaks to us about some of her favorite Latin American and Spanish music and shares a playlist of influential singers and music.
Lyric Announces 2021-22 Season With ‘Magic Flute,’ ‘Macbeth,’ Mazzola
A Verdi and bel canto expert, Lyric's new music director Enrique Mazzola will open the season with Verdi’s Macbeth and Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, while also conducting contemporary opera Proving Up by Missy Mazzoli later in the season.
Joffrey Announces 2021-22 Season In First Year At Lyric
From The Nutcracker to Don Quixote be the first to learn about what the Joffrey Ballet's next season has in store!
Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera
Locked out stagehands of the Metropolitan Opera protested the company amid a crowd of about 1,000 that rallied outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, criticizing the company for constructing sets for three of next season’s new productions at nonunion shops.
Jim Mabie, Longtime WTTW-WFMT Trustee and Board Chair, Dies at 85
A noted Chicago businessman, philanthropist and civic leader who served as a WTTW and WFMT trustee for more than 20 years, Jim Mabie died Saturday surrounded by his family.
Muti: Pandemic year silenced culture, leaving world stunned
Conductor Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another — and if all goes well perhaps final — round of pandemic closures.
Ravinia Returns for 2021 Season
Ravinia Festival is back for 2021 for its 85th concert season, offering up a signature blend of classical, jazz, folk, and rock music performances.
Watch WFMT’s Classical Conversations With Marin Alsop
One of the world's leading conductors, Marin Alsop was in 2020 appointed the principal conductor and curator of the Ravinia Festival. WFMT was honored to speak with the celebrated conductor in the latest installment of our Classical Conversations series.
Free Live Music Will Return To Grant Park Music Festival for 2021
The Grant Park Music Festival today announced its return to live music in a 2021 season, the festival’s first live performances since August 2019.
In Return to Stage, CSO To Welcome Audiences for Concerts in May, June
The CSO will return in May and June for a slate of performances, the orchestra's first since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
