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Classical Voyages: Paris

Allons-y à Paris! Join us on a musical tour of Paris, the City of Light.

Keegan MorrisOctober 12, 2022

14 Chicago Film Fest Screenings Music Lovers Won’t Want To Miss

Associated PressOctober 9, 2022

Singer driven from Belarus for speaking out tries to rebuild

Associated PressOctober 8, 2022

Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89

An anguished Gerald Finley, dressed in armor as Antony, holds the limp body of Julia Bullock as Cleopatra in a performance of Antony and Cleopatra

Met Opera Announces ’24–25 Season

Keegan MorrisFebruary 21, 2024

Four contemporary operas have their Met premieres.

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, a movie each for Paul, John, George, and Ringo

Associated PressFebruary 21, 2024

These may dwarf all other music biopics: the stories of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr will be spread out over four films.

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WFMT’s Classical Conversations: ‘Becoming Frederick Douglass’ & ‘Harriet Tubman Visions of Freedom’

WFMTOctober 3, 2022

Grammy-winning conductor, pianist, and composer Charles Floyd and award-winning baritone Robert Sims reflect on the importance that Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass placed on spirituals as a beacon for freedom.

Free Movie Honors Hildegard von Bingen, A Trailblazing Composer & Nun

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 27, 2022

A 12th-century abbess gifted with extraordinary skills in medicine, science, and music.

Krakow cancels Roger Waters gigs, urges him to visit Ukraine

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2022

Waters has expressed a sympathetic stance toward Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Mornings with Jan Weller