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Noseda extends tenure with National Symphony through 2026-27

The 58-year-old Italian conductor succeeded Christoph Eschenbach for the 2017-18 season; he also holds roles at the Zurich Opera and London Symphony Orchestra.

Associated Press | October 11, 2019

Late opera star Jessye Norman’s US hometown honors her life

Panelist Sister Helen Prejean speaks while composer Jake Heggie listens in front of an audience at a Lyric Opera-held discussion

Keegan Morris | October 10, 2019

Video: Jake Heggie and Sister Helen Prejean Talk ‘Dead Man Walking’

Keegan Morris | October 9, 2019

Video: Pianist Lucas Krupinski Plays Schubert, Chopin, Ravel

New York Philharmonic cancels entire 2020-21 season

Associated Press | October 13, 2020

The New York Philharmonic will miss an entire season for the first time in its 178-year history.

Rodgers and Hammerstein quiz with text: how well do you know the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Stephen Raskauskas | October 12, 2020

Think you're a Broadway buff? How well do you know the the musicals of the dynamic duo, Rogers and Hammerstein?

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Marcello Giordani, tenor of beauty and heft, dies at 56

Associated Press | October 6, 2019

Giordani had a heart attack at his home in Sicily.

‘Wow child’ is special guest of orchestra that inspired him

Associated Press | October 4, 2019

BOSTON (AP) — A boy who charmed the world by exclaiming “Wow!” at the end of a classical music performance was a special guest of the orchestra that inspired his delight. The Boston Globe reports 9-year-old Ronan Mattin, of New Hampshire, and his grandparents attended a dress rehearsal at Boston’s Symphony Hall on Thursday as the Handel & Haydn Society ...

Get kids excited about classical music with these 11 Chicago area schools and organizations

Kylie Harwell | October 3, 2019

The school year is officially underway, and the sleepover requests and homework complaints have likely already started. Don’t fret, there are plenty of after-school options across the city that will keep students of all ages and interests engaged in music and off their phones … at least for an hour or two a week.

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