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Lyric Opera’s ’26-27 Season: Don Giovanni, Omar, Guys & Dolls, and more

The season includes Sondra Radvanovsky, newly appointed Artistic Advisor, in concert with tenor SeokJong Baek, and the Lyric debut of bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green.

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Adela SkowronskiSeptember 16, 2025

New Releases Sept. 16: Spirit of Collaboration
Adela SkowronskiSeptember 11, 2025

Chicago Immigrant Orchestra Revival Celebrates Cross-Cultural Collaboration
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Adela SkowronskiSeptember 10, 2025

Christoph von Dohnányi dies at age 95
Muti conducts CSO

Muti Recognized by Pope Leo at the Vatican
Adela SkowronskiDecember 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV presented Muti with the 2025 Ratzinger Prize following the Vatican's Christmas concert on December 12th.

The Music of Home
Adela SkowronskiDecember 11, 2025
Karisa Chiu collaborated with pianist Zhu Wang and Cedille Records to shape a personal debut reflecting her Chicago roots and family heritage.

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Playlist: Aeronautic and Maritime Music for the Skies and Seas

Playlist: The Greats of British Classical Music
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Playlist: A Big Parade of 76 Trombone Pieces
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Yanguan Sets Guinness World Record for “Most People Drumming Together to Greet the Tide”
Associated PressSeptember 4, 2025
On the morning of August 26, at the Tide-Watching Resort Park in Yanguan Ancient City, a large number of participants gathered to play African drums as they welcomed the surging Qiantang River tide.

New Releases Sept. 2: Ancient Letters and Songs
Adela SkowronskiSeptember 3, 2025
A through line of native roots weaves through many of this week's releases, from African instruments in Latin America, to works inspired by 1,700 year-old letters from the Silk Road. Plus, the long-awaited debut concerto by Abel Selaocoe.

New Releases Aug. 26: Beethoven for Three, Shostakovich Symphonies
Adela SkowronskiAugust 26, 2025
The fourth installment in the beloved Beethoven for Three series by Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax, with a glimpse into the rarely heard works of Beethoven's contemporary Helene Liebmann. Plus, Joyce DiDonato as Dido, early student works by Shostakovich, and a composer who Paul Hindemith described as “the last giant of music."
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