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In one Ukrainian city, ballet in a bomb shelter is an escape from the horrors of war

Practicing in a bomb shelter means the girls can keeping dancing through the almost hourly air raid alerts.

Associated PressMarch 16, 2020

Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment

Associated PressMarch 13, 2020

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81

Keegan MorrisMarch 11, 2020

Calculating Chopin: WFMT’s New Digital Series Demystifies Math and Music

Opera’s Newest Voice: Meet Debra Lew Harder, the New Host of the Met Broadcasts

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2021

After nearly two years, Metropolitan Opera live broadcasts are back. With their revival comes the arrival of a new host: Debra Lew Harder.

WFMT 70: George Preston and Oliver Camacho

WFMT at 70: A Q&A with WFMT’s General Manager and Music Director

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2021

As we look back on WFMT's 70th birthday, we sit down with George Preston and Oliver Camacho to discuss the commemorative celebration and their plans to kickstart the next 70 years of WFMT.

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Larry Johnson, Host of WFMT’s ‘Arias and Songs’ Has Died at Age 72

Robbie EllisMarch 9, 2020

Larry Johnson, the host of WFMT’s Arias and Songs, died over the weekend in his home on Chicago’s North Side. He was 72 years old. He leaves behind a brother, Alan Johnson, and a cousin, Lynn Newhart. Larry had a business career in the textile industry but was always an avid music lover and record collector. He joined WFMT as ...

9 Works by Women Writers We Want to See Adapted into Operas

Anna GoldbeckMarch 9, 2020

We’re glad to see that in recent decades, more and more works by women writers have been given their due in the opera house. Here’s a look back at some of them, and a short list of works by women that we’re waiting to see operatically staged.

McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies

Associated PressMarch 8, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died at age 81. Tyner’s family confirmed the death in a statement released on social media Friday. No more details were provided. Tyner was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 1938. He eventually met Coltrane and joined ...

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