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Opera Fest of Chicago Returns for Summer Italian Works

The festival, which is dedicated to presenting seldom-performed Italian opera titles, shares a two-program slate in June and July.

Keegan MorrisApril 11, 2020

Playlist: Classical Music for Easter Sunday

Keegan MorrisApril 10, 2020

Video: Chicago Area Young Artists Bridge Continents with Cello Collaboration

Keegan MorrisApril 10, 2020

CSO to Premiere Video of Beethoven’s 9th for Facebook Streaming

Haymarket’s 2022 Return to Live Performance: Bologne, Monteverdi, Cabell

Keegan MorrisFebruary 1, 2022

Haymarket Opera Company has announced its 2022 lineup; the March-September season will feature three works.

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Mozart’s Top 10 Works

WFMTJanuary 26, 2022

Picking a favorite out of Mozart's immense catalog of music is no small feat, so we asked all WFMT hosts, producers, and staff to weigh in on their best-loved compositions and recordings.

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How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing

Associated PressApril 9, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus silenced Broadway. It could not silence two of its rising stars: Samantha Pauly and Brittney Mack, who play two wives of Henry VIII in the musical "Six."

From the Opera House to Your House: Ryan Opera Center Artists Bring Music Home

Daniel GoldbergApril 9, 2020

Keeping busy and enjoying great music are some of the best ways to get through COVID-19 quarantining. Ryan Opera Center artists have been doing both in a series of homemade performance videos.

John Prine Dies, Rich Warren Pays Tribute

Rich WarrenApril 8, 2020

John Prine, who began his career in Chicago, exhibited the ability to wring every possible meaning from a word to expose the joy, sorrow, frailty, and strength of the human condition.

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