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Women’s History Month 2025: Music & Arts Celebrations Across Chicago

This March, celebrate the creativity and influence of women artists across music and beyond in these performances and events across Chicago.

Associated PressJuly 21, 2022

U2, George Clooney, Amy Grant among Kennedy Center honorees

Associated PressJuly 18, 2022

From the end of the world to your town, Elton John’s goodbye

Associated PressJuly 16, 2022

US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron poses in a red dress against a brick wall adorned with blue and red graffiti

Haymarket Unveils 2024 Season

Keegan MorrisDecember 18, 2023

Across three flagship performances, Haymarket continues to plumb the expressive depths of early music repertoire.

The AP names its five Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023

Associated PressDecember 15, 2023

This year alone, composer and pianist Kris Bowers' credits include “Origin” and “The Color Purple” in addition to “Chevalier,” “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” and “Haunted Mansion.”

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Playlist: Classical Music To Dance To

Adela Skowronski

This ain’t your average classical music dance playlist: dance along to new pieces, old grooves, treasured tangos, and winsome waltzes.

Playlist: 13 Canadian Composers You Should Know

Adela SkowronskiJuly 1, 2022

Americans, get to know the music of our neighbors to the north with this curated playlist.

Riccardo Muti gazes pensively into the distance

Muti’s legacy: respect composers, reject revisionists

Associated PressJune 24, 2022

"In 20 to 30 years, when everything will collapse, you will say maybe Muti was right," the 80-year-old Italian conductor said.

Mornings with Jan Weller