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Playlist: 13 Horror Movie Soundtracks You Should Know

It’s hard to pinpoint a single genre for which music is more indispensable than horror. Here are 13 horror movie soundtracks to give you thrills and chills.

Keegan MorrisSeptember 5, 2019

Meet the Conductor Who’s Resurrecting Maria Callas (in Hologram Form)

Associated PressSeptember 5, 2019

‘He groped me’: Singer Says Opera’s Domingo Grabbed Breast

Keegan MorrisAugust 29, 2019

Celebrate Art Song and Living Composers in Chicago and Beyond at this Three-Day Festival

Joffrey Announces 2021-22 Season In First Year At Lyric

Keegan MorrisMay 19, 2021

From The Nutcracker to Don Quixote be the first to learn about what the Joffrey Ballet's next season has in store!

Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera

Associated PressMay 14, 2021

Locked out stagehands of the Metropolitan Opera protested the company amid a crowd of about 1,000 that rallied outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, criticizing the company for constructing sets for three of next season’s new productions at nonunion shops.

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Playlist: Piano Études for Your Back to School Studies

Becky NystedtAugust 26, 2019

Since there is a type of musical composition named for studying — études, for you non French-speakers — we have the perfect musical accompaniment while you hit the books.

“Kerry, it’s Norm!” — Remembering Norman Pellegrini

Kerry FrumkinAugust 26, 2019

When this particular phone call came, it was usually trouble. What often followed was something like “I don't believe there’s a ‘cough’ in Prokofiev. Love you madly! Goodnight.” Norman Pellegrini, WFMT’s illustrious program director of 43 years, was always listening — vigilant, protective of the station’s values, always blunt in his criticism, and usually right.

Cecilia Bartoli talks, again, of US return

Associated PressAugust 23, 2019

"Mostly when you sing in the opera house you have this wall of sound in front of you and the only thing is to go and sing as loud as you can, and this is not making music," she said. "It's 80 against one, and you will never win."

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff