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New Releases Oct. 21: American Composers

Black Moon trio presents works by Indigenous composers, Marin Alsop celebrates music of Anna Clyne, and more.

painting of fall foliage and landscape against a river with sailboats

Katherine BuzardSeptember 18, 2024

Playlist: Art Songs for Autumn

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2024

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

Keegan MorrisSeptember 13, 2024

Full Circle for Chicago-born Dancer, Choreographer Houston Thomas

New Releases Mar. 24: A Kanneh-Mason Debut, Ravel x2, Rare Birds, and More Composers

March 25, 2025

Composer-specific recordings are front-and-center this week, with two foregrounding works by Maurice Ravel, as well as album-length explorations dedicated to Telemann, Franz Schubert, and Georges Bizet. And two debut recordings: by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and idiosyncratic chamber collective Owls.

Nadine Sierra in the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

6 Epic, Over-the-Top Opera Mad Scenes

Keegan MorrisMarch 19, 2025

The mad scene: one of opera's most thrilling institutions.

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John, Paul, Johann, and Wolfgang: How Classical Music Inspired The Beatles (and Terri Hemmert!)

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 5, 2024

Beloved radio legend Terri Hemmert's long and winding road to being Chicago’s resident “Beatle-ologist.”

Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas

Associated PressSeptember 3, 2024

Jolie trained for nearly seven months to prepare for the role. The singing in the film is a blend of actor and the real thing.

Image of Franz Schubert with purple headphones photoshopped on

10 Classical Earworms: The Mastery Behind Unforgettable Music

Benjamin PesetskyAugust 28, 2024

This music will stay with you—drawing you back to these pieces time and again.

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