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Black and white photo portrait of Don Tait

Remembering Don Tait

“He was completely serious about the music, but also effervescently joyful. He loved this artform.”

Michael San GabinoNovember 22, 2019

Opera Explores the Brink of Humanity: ‘Dog Days’ Gets Chicago-Area Premiere

Louise FrankNovember 22, 2019

Discover the versatility of Jan Peerce in 3 powerful recordings

Death row inmate Terence Andrus and Ryan McKinny talking via phone through a glass window at prison visitation. Both smiling, Andrus holds up a piece sign with his hand.

Keegan MorrisNovember 22, 2019

Opera’s Ryan McKinny on Friendship, Artistic Bond with Death-row Inmate: ‘We’re Human Just Like Him’

Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. (Photo: Jeff Goldberg/Esto)

Carnegie Hall to reopen Oct 6 with Philadelphia Orchestra

Associated PressAugust 4, 2021

Carnegie Hall has not had a performance since March 13, 2020.

Mayor Lightfoot Designates ‘Riccardo Muti Day’ To Honor Maestro’s 80th Birthday

Keegan MorrisJuly 27, 2021

July 28, 2021, the 80th birthday of the CSO music director, is Riccardo Muti Day in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proclaimed.

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Violinist Nathan Meltzer, an 18-year-old Julliard student who has been loaned the recovered Stradivarius violin (Photo: Jiyang Chen)

Totenberg Stradivarius reborn 4 decades after theft

Associated PressNovember 18, 2019

Roman Totenberg didn't live to see his instrument again; he died in 2012 at the age of 101. But Nathan Meltzer, a nineteen-year-old star violinist, has revived the prized instrument.

Video: Ahead of Chicago Premiere, An Excerpt From Rachmaninoff’s ‘Aleko’

Keegan MorrisNovember 15, 2019

Two operatic opus ones will have their Chicago premieres this weekend, and they both command a chorus of well over 100. Chicago Opera Theater opens its 2019-20 season with a double bill: Joby Talbot's Everest and Rachmaninoff's Aleko.

This Animated Video Explains Why Mozart Was One of the Best Procrastinators

Michael San GabinoNovember 15, 2019

"Mozart led a hectic life — he was basically an overcommitted freelancer,” says Josh Davidoff, program coordinator at 92nd Street Y in New York.

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