New Releases Sept. 30: Bursts of Beauty
The debut of two new ensembles, plus three beautifully poignant works by Kevin Puts.
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Chicago stages drive-through Wagner in underground garage
The production is called “Twilight: Gods" and comes a year after Lyric Opera's production of the complete Ring cycle was scuttled by the pandemic.
Al Schmitt, Grammy winning engineer and producer, dead at 91
Twenty-time Grammy winner Al Schmitt worked with everyone from Sam Cooke to Steely Dan to Frank Sinatra.
Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig dies at 93
Ludwig, a renowned interpreter of Wagner, Mozart and Strauss who starred on the world’s great stages for four decades, had died at her home in Klosterneuburg, Austria.
‘A rose for love and a book forever’: Literature for Music Lovers on World Book Day
WFMT host Candice Agree has selected some of her favorite works of literature that have inspired musical compositions for you to enjoy on World Book Day.
CSO Announces Next Mead Composer-in-Residence
Riccardo Muti has appointed Jessie Montgomery as the Mead Composer-in-Residence. Montgomery will succeed the CSO's current composer-in-residence, Missy Mazzoli, in July of this year.
Playlist: Classical Music for the Earth and Environment
Composers like Terence Blanchard, Ludovico Einaudi, Rachel Portman, and Lei Liang have brought light to the ongoing climate catastrophe through their music.
LA Phil’s Dudamel to become music director of Paris Opera
Gustavo Dudamel will become music director of the Paris Opera while continuing his commitment to the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
What Words Cannot Express: Ian Bostridge on the Power of Music
In a free three-part lecture, esteemed tenor Ian Bostridge examines the capacity of music to capture the otherwise indescribable phenomena of life: identity, existence, and death.
Geffen Hall rebuild speeded due to virus, reopen in fall ’22
The plan is now to reopen the auditorium in the fall of 2022, about 1-1/2 years ahead of the original schedule.
Playlist: The Sounds of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was, by his own account, "absolutely without talent" when it came to music, but his influential writing and extraordinary life have inspired many film and TV composers.
