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Scoring Plays: Iconic NFL Anthems

Music plays an unheralded — but vital — role in the ritual of football. The iconic fanfares, anthems, and themes set the tone for excitement, priming fans for game day.

Keegan MorrisFebruary 1, 2022

Haymarket’s 2022 Return to Live Performance: Bologne, Monteverdi, Cabell

blue portrait of Mozart with a 10 and text "top ten" superimposed

WFMTJanuary 26, 2022

Mozart’s Top 10 Works

Associated PressJanuary 20, 2022

San Francisco Opera will debut Adams’ ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

Four young men wear black, pose with their instruments in a white studio

UChicago Presents Unveils 2023-24 Season

Keegan MorrisJune 21, 2023

Featuring classical, contemporary, jazz, world music, and performing arts events.

Black and white photo: Lois Baum sits at the console in a radio control room.

Key WFMT Producer, Host, Programmer Lois Baum Has Died, 87

WFMTJune 20, 2023

Lois Baum’s long and illustrious time with WFMT began in 1964.

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Citing COVID Surge, Joffrey Postpones ‘Don Quixote’

Keegan MorrisJanuary 13, 2022

The production was scheduled to be performed at Lyric Opera House between February 16-27 and is now set to be performed in June.

Pope slips out of Vatican to visit record shop, gets CD

Associated PressJanuary 12, 2022

Pope Francis grew up listening to the opera on the radio, is a fan of Argentine tango, and thinks Mozart "lifts you to God." But it still came as something of a shock to see the 85-year-old pontiff coming out of a downtown Rome record shop.

Grant Park Music Festival Announces Full 2022 Season

Keegan MorrisJanuary 11, 2022

The season begins on June 15 with artistic director and principal conductor Carlos Kalmar leading music of Mozart, Wagner, and Price.

Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn