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Playlist: Jazz Takes on Classical Greats

The special bond between jazz and classical is growing closer by the day. So let’s appreciate these incredible renditions of timeless classical favorites!

Keegan MorrisOctober 18, 2019

22 Chicago Music and Arts Buildings To Add To Your Open House Chicago 2019 Itinerary

Keegan MorrisOctober 17, 2019

Video | Cellist Kian Soltani Explains Why Classical Musicians Should Stay Curious

Michael San GabinoOctober 17, 2019

May the Scores Be With You: Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter Joins Forces With John Williams

Opera singer says Paris police detained, strip searched her

Associated PressJune 23, 2021

Yende, who is Black, flew into the city on Monday where she said she was subjected to “ill-treatment and outrageous racial discrimination and psychological torture and very offensive racial comments.”

Soprano Gianna Rolandi Has Died at Age 68

WFMTJune 22, 2021

Rolandi retired from performance in the 1990s, then joined the Ryan Opera Center first as the director of vocal studies (the program’s first), and then the program’s director from 2006-2013.

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Enrique Mazzola on Being Lyric’s Next Music Director and Why ‘Luisa Miller’ Is Essential Verdi

Keegan MorrisOctober 17, 2019

"You have to know that I am a very curious musician..." said Enrique Mazzola, wearing his trademark red glasses. In September, the Italian conductor was appointed Lyric Opera of Chicago's music director designate.

Video: Merz Trio performs Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1

Keegan MorrisOctober 16, 2019

From under the Tiffany Dome of the Chicago Cultural Center, the Merz Trio, which features violinist Brigid Coleridge, cellist Julia Yang, and pianist Lee Dionne, performs Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major. This performance was part of the trio's Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert on October 16, 2019.

Playlist: What Makes a Verdi Baritone? Sherrill Milnes and Quinn Kelsey Explain

George PrestonOctober 14, 2019

There are baritones, and then there are Verdi baritones. They are the elite performers, athletes among baritones, thrilling their fans with blazing top notes and plumbing the depths of some of the most dramatically complex roles in opera.

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