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Philadelphia Orchestra’s home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off

Marian Anderson, an acclaimed and boundary-breaking Black contralto, was born in Philadelphia in 1897.

Daniel GoldbergDecember 18, 2019

Playlist: Wilco Drummer, Classical Composer Glenn Kotche on His Favorite Classical Music

Becky NystedtDecember 17, 2019

Playlist: ‘Klavier Self’ a Merry Little Holiday With These Classical Toy Piano Performances

Keegan MorrisDecember 16, 2019

Video: Deck the Halls with Merry, Merry Chicago!

Operatic day at the beach evokes climate crisis

Associated PressSeptember 14, 2021

Twenty-one tons of sand are transforming the Brooklyn Academy of Music into a day at a beach for the staging of the global warming opera Sun and Sea.

George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95

Associated PressSeptember 14, 2021

One of the great impresarios of 20th-century music has died.

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Discover What Makes Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ Sound Like Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Stephen RaskauskasDecember 13, 2019

Conductor Scott Speck, who leads the Chicago Philharmonic for performances of The Nutcracker with Joffrey Ballet, explained what makes Tchaikovsky’s score as addictive as your favorite holiday treats.

The 10 Best Classical Christmas Albums of 2019

Lisa FlynnDecember 13, 2019

Every year, the holiday season brings a new assortment of fabulous and festive Christmas albums. Here are some of the inspiring recordings we’ve received for 2019. Let them accompany your celebrations this Christmas and for years to come.

Britten the Composer, Pacifist, Remembered by the Star of His Antiwar Opera

George PrestonDecember 13, 2019

A lifelong pacifist, Britten used his music to advocate for peace. Baritone Benjamin Luxon, who created the title role of the composer’s pacifist opera Owen Wingrave, reflects on Britten’s legacy of music and pacifism.

From Opera Festival of Chicago