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Russian soprano’s case alleging national original discrimination against the Met Opera to proceed

The Met removed Netrebko after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.

A picture of violins or fiddles hanging in a luthier shop, with the middle orange-brown colored violin in sharp focus.

Adela SkowronskiMarch 27, 2024

What Makes a Fiddle?

commemorative plaques pay tribute to victims of the Ardeatine Massacre

Associated PressMarch 25, 2024

Italy marks 80th anniversary of WWII-era massacre in Rome with a concert honoring the dead

Portrait of Maurizio Pollini in khaki colored suit

Associated PressMarch 25, 2024

Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82

Fay and Daniel Levin pose with Elmo at a WTTW-WFMT event

Real Estate Developer, 47-Year WTTW-WFMT Trustee Daniel Levin, Dies at Age 94

WFMTJanuary 13, 2025

Levin was one of the longest-serving trustees in the history of WTTW-WFMT, serving on the Board of Trustees for more than 47 years and as chair of the WFMT Radio Committee.

Classical Music Customs Explained

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 10, 2025

When to clap, when not to clap, and more classical music conventions, demystified and decoded.

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Oil painting portrait of Marin Marais, French composer. He is a white man with a round face, wearing a long, curly, off-white wig that falls to his shoulders. He is dressed in a golden coat, and is holding a viola da gamba horizontally across his lap, as if he's about to strum the instrument.

Rare Collection of Flute Music Thrills Early Music World

Adela SkowronskiMarch 21, 2024

The 600-page collection could mark the biggest discovery of flute repertoire in 25 years.

A scene from the Met's Turandot with sumptuous set and costume design

Metropolitan Opera presents semi-staged ‘Turandot’ after stage malfunction

Associated PressMarch 21, 2024

Franco Zeffirelli's staging premiered in 1987 and is among the most lavish sets in Met history, recreating an imperial throne room with 199 people on stage.

Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95

Associated PressMarch 20, 2024

In 1960, Janis was selected as the first musician to tour the then-USSR as part of a cultural exchange program organized by the U.S. State Department.

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