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Chicago Harp Quartet musicians pose with their instruments

With Summer Near, 25th Annual Rush Hour Concerts Announced

The series presents savvy commuters with free, approachable concerts at River North’s Saint James Cathedral.

Kerry FrumkinApril 22, 2020

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

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2020

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

Oliver CamachoApril 17, 2020

Finding Hope in Handel

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Met Opera shares 2022-23 season, Netrebko not in ‘Lohengrin’

Associated PressFebruary 23, 2022

Netrebko withdraws from a new production of Wagner’s Lohengrin at the Metropolitan Opera that is among seven new stagings the company announced for its 2022-23 season.

Capturing the Chevalier, One of the Most Remarkable Stories in Classical Music

LaRob RafaelFebruary 15, 2022

“It's like Paganini and Bruce Lee in one dude,” marvels Bill Barclay, the writer and director of a new play about Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

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From the Studs Terkel Radio Archive: 7 Conversations with Poets for National Poetry Month

Matthew ByrdApril 15, 2020

Throughout his 52 years at WFMT, Studs Terkel showcased and championed poets from across the globe.

Fleming, Netrebko, Kaufmann headline Met Opera on-line gala

Associated PressApril 14, 2020

Renée Fleming, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna, and Bryn Terfel are among 38 opera stars in 13 nations scheduled for the Metropolitan Opera’s At-Home gala, which will be streamed live on April 25.

Deaf Hip-Hop Dancer is Moved by Beethoven’s 5th in New Music Video

Stacy GerardApril 14, 2020

With beautiful images and stunning dancing, this video reminds us that not everyone engages with music the same way.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree