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Chicago Public Library To Hold Mega Sale for Nearly 10 Thousand LPs

A thrifty way to add to your collection and help out one of Chicago’s cherished cultural institutions!

Joshua SauvageauJune 30, 2020

Remembering Don Mueller

Riccardo Muti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

Daniel GoldbergJune 30, 2020

WFMT, CSO Extend Joint Series ‘From the CSO’s Archives: Maestro’s Choice’ Into September

Christian ThorsbergJune 30, 2020

Standing On The Corner: Classical, Jazz, Hip-Hop & All Else

NY Philharmonic back at Geffen Hall Oct 7 after renovation

Associated PressMarch 22, 2022

The New York Phil will return to Geffen Hall after a $550 million renovation.

Watch WFMT Classical Conversations: Benjamin Franklin and Music

WFMTMarch 21, 2022

In connection with Ken Burns’ newest documentary, WFMT interviews Ellen Cohn, editor-in-chief of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin and actor and historian Mitchell Kramer, who has been portraying Franklin for more than a decade.

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Stand up With the Sitdown: Black Singers Share Their Experiences in Opera

Daniel GoldbergJune 24, 2020

Star tenor Lawrence Brownlee’s new Facebook Live series aims to change the face of the industry through interviews with other Black opera singers and advice for aspiring Black opera singers, Brownlee explains.

Plants fill seats at Barcelona opera house concert

Associated PressJune 22, 2020

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s opera house has reopened and performed its first concert since the coronavirus lockdown. To an audience that didn’t have to worry about social distancing. Instead of people, there were 2,292 plants, one for each seat in the theater. Monday’s concert was also livestreamed for humans to watch. The event was conceived by a Spanish artist ...

From Italy, Muti looks to reopen US classical music scene