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

6 Epic, Over-the-Top Opera Mad Scenes

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

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2022

Krakow cancels Roger Waters gigs, urges him to visit Ukraine

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2022

Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81

Associated PressSeptember 25, 2022

Early Streisand nightclub recording remastered for release

Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2024

The Japanese conductor amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the BSO. He served as the first music director of Ravinia from 1964 to 1968.

Tzu-Tsen Wu poses holding a ruan, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument resembling a banjo

Chicago Music and Arts Events for Lunar New Year

Keegan MorrisFebruary 7, 2024

In Chicago, festivities abound in the weeks surrounding the dawning Year of the Dragon.

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Video: James Conlon & Johnny Gandelsman Reflect on Music of the Holocaust

WFMTSeptember 21, 2022

WFMT interviews conductor James Conlon, a tireless advocate for composers silenced by the Nazi regime, and musician Johnny Gandelsman, who produced the soundtrack to 'The US and the Holocaust.'