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In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2024

WFMT remembers those who died in 2024: those we know from our community and those we never met, but who spoke to us through their work.

George PrestonSeptember 30, 2021

Enrique Mazzola on Returning to the Stage, Taking the Reins at Lyric

Associated PressSeptember 30, 2021

Cleveland Orchestra to get $50M grant from Mandel Foundation

Keegan MorrisSeptember 29, 2021

After 52 Years at WFMT, Music Director Andi Lamoreaux To Retire

A New Angle On Mozart in Immersive Exhibit

Keegan MorrisMarch 30, 2023

"They did not want to turn this into the Mamma Mia of Mozart. This isn’t Mozart’s greatest hits."

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff?

Adela SkowronskiMarch 28, 2023

You’ve heard his works before: from his wildly popular piano concertos to his haunting preludes. But how much do you really know about Sergei Rachmaninoff's music? Take our quiz to find out!

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Beats & Boxing: How Music Adds Power to Ken Burns’s ‘Muhammad Ali’

Keegan MorrisSeptember 21, 2021

Jennifer Dunnington creates emotions for a living. For Ken Burns' latest film, Muhammad Ali, Dunnington, an Emmy-winning music producer and music editor, used music to convey emotions, introduce momentum, and ratchet up drama in the rink.

Met Opera to Stage Anthony Davis’ ‘X’ on Malcolm X in 2023

Associated PressSeptember 20, 2021

The Met says X will open on Nov. 3, 2023, in a staging by Robert O'Hara that will be conducted by Kazem Abdullah. Will Liverman will star in the title role.

Jamie Barton: Opera Must “embrace the move towards feminine power”

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2021

WFMT talks with the outspoken mezzo-soprano about what it means to take on the role of Carmen, why she’s excited to open the COT season, and how modern-day audiences and artists can best confront the more outdated aspects of Carmen and other beloved operas.

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