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Enrique Mazzola on Returning to the Stage, Taking the Reins at Lyric

Mazzola speaks with WFMT general manager George Preston about returning to live performance, Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, and what he loves most about being a Chicagoan.

Stephen Raskauskas | May 3, 2018

How legendary pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque found freedom through new music

Keegan Morris | May 1, 2018

Video: Mezzo-Soprano Vivica Genaux Shares Her Secrets to Singing Coloratura

Mary Mazurek | April 30, 2018

All of the silent work that goes into making classical recordings sound great might surprise you

Mister Rogers Remembered by His Former Music Director [Video]

Keegan Morris | November 24, 2019

For many of us, just hearing the lyrics "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood," is enough to transport us back to our childhoods.

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

Michael San Gabino | November 22, 2019

“It has been said that a society can be judged by the way it treats its animals,” composer David T. Little says in the program notes for his chamber opera, Dog Days. Based on a short story by Judy Budnitz, the opera is set in a war-torn future that’s not too far away from our own time.

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