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Lyric Opera’s ’26-27 Season: Don Giovanni, Omar, Guys & Dolls, and more

The season includes Sondra Radvanovsky, newly appointed Artistic Advisor, in concert with tenor SeokJong Baek, and the Lyric debut of bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green.

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Associated PressAugust 7, 2025

Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88
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Keegan MorrisAugust 6, 2025

St. Charles Singers Announces 2025-26 Season
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Keegan MorrisAugust 6, 2025

An Orchestra for the Musicians: Founding Artistic Director on End of Time with Lakeview Orchestra
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Holiday Programming on WFMT 2025
WFMTNovember 24, 2025
The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

New Releases Nov. 18: With Voices Raised
Adela SkowronskiNovember 18, 2025
Configurations that shine a spotlight on the human voice: from Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand", to new arragements of spirituals.

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Finnish composers: Kaija Saariaho

Playlist: 10 Finnish Composers You Should Know (Who Aren’t Sibelius)

Playlist: 2017’s Best Classical Christmas Recordings

Playlist: Opera’s Most Ghastly Ghouls, Ghosts, and Goblins

Playlist: Classical Music to Rattle Your Bones on Día de Los Muertos
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Swan Songs: Classical Music Inspired by Swans
Katherine BuzardAugust 5, 2025
With this wealth of allegorical associations, these elegant creatures have captured composers’ imaginations for centuries.
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New Releases Aug. 5: Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, Hovhaness
Keegan MorrisAugust 5, 2025
Deep-dives into works by JS Bach (featuring the late conductor Sir Andrew Davis, a Lyric Opera of Chicago legend), as well as music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alan Hovhaness. Plus, meet a lesser-known — but influential — Polish composer: Zygmunt Noskowski. And take part in a richly immersive vocal compendium by Minneapolis-based Cantus.
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Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2025-26 Season: Ignite
Keegan MorrisAugust 4, 2025
The orchestra — fueled by a mission to make classical music more accessible and diverse — will share five programs between October and May.
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