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Chicago a cappella Announces 2024–25 Season

Across three programs, the ensemble mines early music, prose, and jazz inspirations in performances in Chicago and its suburbs.

Daniel GoldbergMay 5, 2020

American Takes Top Prize at 2020 Glyndebourne Opera Cup, Ryan Opera Center Tenor Takes Third

The Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park

Keegan MorrisMay 4, 2020

Grant Park Music Festival Cancels 2020 Season

Keegan MorrisMay 1, 2020

WATCH: Pianist Aaron Diehl Plays Scott Joplin, Fats Waller, and Gershwin in Live Video Concert

Munich, Rotterdam may fire Gergiev, London drops Bolshoi

Associated PressFebruary 25, 2022

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has threatened to remove Valery Gergiev as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic unless Gergiev publicly says by Monday that he does not support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Black classical artists: George Bridgetower, Hazel Scott, Jessye Norman, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Playlist: 11 Black Performers Instrumental to Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 25, 2022

Here are just a few Black performers who changed the course of classical music… and continue to inspire us today!

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A ‘Phantom of the Opera’ contest seeks singer with style

Associated PressApril 24, 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing.

Inside Chicago Composer Stacy Garrop’s Rousing Eco-Oratorio ‘Terra Nostra’

Kerry FrumkinApril 22, 2020

WFMT observes the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day with a fitting broadcast: Chicago composer Stacy Garrop's oratorio Terra Nostra, which celebrates our planet and explores the relationship between humankind and the natural world.

Opera E-ducation: Met Opera Hosts Free Student Streams, Artist Q&As

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2020

Find out how to register for a free digital Q&A with Renée Fleming, offered as part of the Met's free student streams program.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree