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Lowell Chamber Orchestra to premiere new edition of Julia Perry’s symphony

“This work is a fabulous example of Perry’s modernist style,” says LCO music director Orlando Cela.

classical music orchestra onstage with Looney Tunes scene projected in background

Michael San GabinoJanuary 17, 2020

Playlist: Classical-Inspired Favorites from the Looney Tunes

Becky NystedtJanuary 16, 2020

MLK, Mahler, Making Community with the Chicago Sinfonietta

Keegan MorrisJanuary 16, 2020

Drinking, Dueling, and a Dragon? Huzzah!

Met Opera to Stage Anthony Davis’ ‘X’ on Malcolm X in 2023

Associated PressSeptember 20, 2021

The Met says X will open on Nov. 3, 2023, in a staging by Robert O'Hara that will be conducted by Kazem Abdullah. Will Liverman will star in the title role.

Jamie Barton: Opera Must “embrace the move towards feminine power”

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2021

WFMT talks with the outspoken mezzo-soprano about what it means to take on the role of Carmen, why she’s excited to open the COT season, and how modern-day audiences and artists can best confront the more outdated aspects of Carmen and other beloved operas.

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Video: Some Sublime Schubert from Duo Tal & Groethuysen

Keegan MorrisJanuary 10, 2020

Ahead of the esteemed duo's performance at UChicago Presents, Tal & Groethuysen, who first joined forces in 1985, visited WFMT for an Impromptu of piano four-hands music by Mozart, Schubert, Louis Théodore Gouvy.

Anna Moffo: 4 Videos that Spotlight the Brilliance of ‘La Bellissima’

Louise FrankJanuary 8, 2020

Writing for The New York Times following her death in 2006, Anthony Tommasini explained that Anna Moffo “was beloved for her rosy voice, dramatic vulnerability and exceptional beauty.”

Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2020 Season

Andi LamoreauxJanuary 7, 2020

See what's in store for the Grant Park Music Festival 2020 season.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff