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Celebrate the Year of the Snake with Chicago Lunar New Year Events

Celebrations abound in and around Chicago, with performances and festivities from Chinese, Mongolian, Indonesian, Thai, Korean, and Filipino traditions, to name a few.

Associated PressMarch 4, 2022

Spanish theatre drops Bolshoi’s ballet show over Ukraine war

Associated PressMarch 3, 2022

Anna Netrebko out of Met Opera over her support of Putin

Associated PressMarch 2, 2022

Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony, lessens work

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Third Coast Percussion 2023-24 Season Released

Keegan MorrisJuly 18, 2023

One of Chicago’s most notable and dynamic ensembles has announced its upcoming season.

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Playlist: Classical Music for Beach Days

Adela SkowronskiJuly 17, 2023

Need some music for a day at the beach? These classical plays are the perfect soundtrack as you're catching rays.

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Verdi’s ‘Don Carlos’ arrives at Met Opera in original French

Associated PressMarch 1, 2022

The version is largely based on the 1867 rehearsals and Paris Opéra premiere, including long-lost sections rediscovered in the late 1960s by David Rosen and Andrew Porter.

Management drops conductor Valery Gergiev over Putin ties

Associated PressFebruary 28, 2022

Gergiev's former manager called him "the greatest conductor alive and an extraordinary human being with a profound sense of decency" but said that in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was "impossible" to defend his interests.

Munich, Rotterdam may fire Gergiev, London drops Bolshoi

Associated PressFebruary 25, 2022

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has threatened to remove Valery Gergiev as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic unless Gergiev publicly says by Monday that he does not support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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