Stories

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

“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.

Most Popular
Tags
News
Just For Fun
Ukraine
Women Composers
Beethoven
Keegan Morris | February 15, 2019

Joffrey’s ‘Anna Karenina’ Features Its First-Ever Commissioned Full-Length Orchestral Score. Here’s What It Sounds Like.
Keegan Morris | February 15, 2019

Finding James Baldwin: Chicago’s Renée Baker Composes Opera Inspired By the Great Writer
Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Todd Rosenberg)
Keegan Morris | February 14, 2019

Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians authorize strike for March 10 over new contract

Long Distance Music Saves the (Wedding) Day!
Maggie Reberg | April 9, 2020
How some creative thinking helped give a wedding live stream the music it needed.

How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing
Associated Press | April 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."

Playlists
See All

Playlist: Hate Valentine’s Day? This Is the Classical Music for You!
Keegan Morris | February 13, 2019
We can't blame you if you wish you could just skip Valentine's Day. As an antidote for the overpowering saccharine sentimentality of every February 14, we made this playlist of angry, downcast, and downright anti-romantic music.

Playlist: Love Valentine’s Day? This Is the Classical Music for You!
Keegan Morris | February 13, 2019
A holiday celebrating love and romance? Sign us up! Valentine's Day only comes around once a year, so now's your chance to get swept away by this playlist of breathtakingly romantic classical music.
Ashley Magnus

‘My dream is for Chicago to be at the forefront of new opera’: Meet Ashley Magnus, COT’s New General Director
Keegan Morris | February 13, 2019
"Right now, we're in a golden era of American opera"
1 … 361 362 363 364 365 … 561