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How Chicago Became a Cultural Beacon of the Great Migration

“You could just take that first generation of migrants. You think about what came out of it musically. There is no genre that is untouched.”

Keegan MorrisFebruary 1, 2022

Lyric’s ’22-23 Season: Verdi, ‘Fiddler,’ Fleming, & ‘Carmen’

Keegan MorrisFebruary 1, 2022

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

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WFMTJanuary 26, 2022

Mozart’s Top 10 Works

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Playlist: Loud Classical Music

Keegan MorrisJune 30, 2023

Whether you are looking to rev up for the race or drown out the din, this playlist of cacophonous classical music is for you.

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Playlist: Classical Music You Probably Know (But Can’t Name): Vol. 2

Adela SkowronskiJune 29, 2023

Whether it's cartoons, famous commercials, or cross-genre collaborations, you may be surprised to learn that you recognize this batch of music.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Art: Music, Dance, Poetry, and more

Keegan Morris

An assortment of multimedia tributes — music, visual arts, poetry, and dance — to the monumental Civil Rights leader.

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.

Baroque&Before with Candice Agree