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Playlist: Soprano Ailyn Pérez Shares the Music and Singers Close to Her Heart

Chicago native soprano Ailyn Pérez speaks to us about some of her favorite Latin American and Spanish music and shares a playlist of influential singers and music.

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Stephen Raskauskas | November 22, 2017

Quiz: Tell Us Your Ideal Thanksgiving Dinner, We’ll Tell You What Classical Music to Serve as a Side
Stephen Raskauskas | November 20, 2017

5 Thanksgiving Recipes from Michelin-Starred Chef Bruce Sherman, Paired with 5 Pieces of Classical Music
Stephen Raskauskas | November 18, 2017

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‘He groped me’: Singer Says Opera’s Domingo Grabbed Breast
Associated Press | September 5, 2019
The glittering production was a high point of the Washington Opera’s 1999-2000 season: Jules Massenet’s Le Cid, about a legendary Spanish conqueror, starring a tenor legendary in his own right — Plácido Domingo, then the company’s artistic director. The opera, also being filmed for broadcast on public television, was unquestionably a career break for a 28-year-old singer named Angela Turner ...

Celebrate Art Song and Living Composers in Chicago and Beyond at this Three-Day Festival
Keegan Morris | August 29, 2019
In the eyes of tenor Nicholas Phan, living composers and the classical music genre of art song both face a similar obstacle: they’re often overlooked when it comes to programming and promoting classical music.

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Hear Kirill Gerstein Play Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 the Way Tchaikovsky Intended
Stephen Raskauskas | November 15, 2017
Pianist Kirill Gerstein performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor the way the composer originally intended - a version not been heard in the United States since Tchaikovsky’s U.S. tour in 1891.

Video | Try a Virtual Sound Therapy Session to Block Out the Noise in Your Life
Becky Nystedt | November 8, 2017
Discover how Tibetan singing bowls, drums, and gongs can add harmony to your life in three virtual, video sound therapy sessions you can enjoy anywhere.

VIDEO | Watch Mozart’s Requiem With a Día de Los Muertos Twist
Stephen Raskauskas | November 3, 2017
The Chicago Sinfonietta has made its Día de los Muertos concert a popular annual tradition, celebrating the music of Latin American composers and giving a New World twist to Old World classics like Mozart’s Requiem.
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