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Video: WFMT’s Bach to School Virtual Assembly with the Ryan Opera Center

On May 10, 2022, WFMT General Manager George Preston welcomed Ryan Opera Center performers Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor, and Chris Reynolds, pianist; along with ROC director Dan Novak, for an hour of conversation and music.

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Kerry Frumkin | October 24, 2019

Marc-André Hamelin on Conversing with Chopin and the Piano’s Infinite Possibilities
Keegan Morris | October 19, 2019

Opera Is a “Contact Sport” in the Lost 1963 Documentary ‘In the Mouth of the Wolf’
Keegan Morris | October 19, 2019

‘Come as You Are’: Ken-David Masur on Building Community With Civic Orchestra

Light and Hope in Music: Illinois Philharmonic Opens Season Virtually
Keegan Morris | October 22, 2020
IPO concertmaster Azusa Tashiro feels that music is vital as "something to rely on, something that warms [your] heart."
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Lyric Cancels 2020-21 season
Keegan Morris | October 22, 2020
Among the canceled 2021 productions are Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro; and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, as well as a concert tribute to music director Sir Andrew Davis, who concludes his 20-year tenure at the end of this season.

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Video | Cellist Kian Soltani Explains Why Classical Musicians Should Stay Curious
Keegan Morris | October 17, 2019
“I would not consider myself a composer at all,” says Kian Soltani, shortly after playing a piece of music that he composed called Persian Fire Dance. “I’m really a cellist first and foremost, but I try to be creative also.”

May the Scores Be With You: Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter Joins Forces With John Williams
Michael San Gabino | October 17, 2019
Imagine the scrolling main title of Star Wars or wizards taking flight in Harry Potter without triumphant brass and sweeping strings. These cinematic moments would lose their emotional resonance without the iconic music of John Williams.

Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died
Associated Press | October 17, 2019
Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba’s socialist system, died Thursday at age 98.
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