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Newberry Consort Shares Collaboration-Rich 2023-24 Season

The Chicago early music ensemble will collaborate with Baroque opera specialists, an eminent early music keyboard player, and leading chamber groups in its upcoming season.

WFMTMarch 22, 2019

Renée Fleming Celebrates 25 Years With Lyric Opera of Chicago

Becky NystedtMarch 22, 2019

Playlist: The Voyager Golden Record — The True Story Behind Earth’s Greatest Hits

Lisa FlynnMarch 21, 2019

This musical discovery will make you Smile

Meet WFMT’s Newest Voices

Keegan MorrisDecember 3, 2020

Get to know Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael, who join WFMT's announcing team as fill-in hosts.

Gloria Estefan reveals she caught COVID-19, is now recovered

Associated PressDecember 2, 2020

The Grammy-winning artist said she's since recovered and now has tested negative for COVID-19.

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Now in its second week, the CSO musicians’ strike continues

Graham MeyerMarch 19, 2019

Little progress has been made in resolving the work stoppage at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, CSO management said Monday during a conference call. The strike has now endured for a week, since 11:59 p.m. on March 10. Since the strike began, various artists and public figures have appeared on the picket line to voice their support for the CSO musicians. ...

La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle

Associated PressMarch 18, 2019

As part of the arrangement agreed, Saudi Arabia would have contributed 15 million euros to La Scala over the coming years.

John Field portrait superimposed on an Irish flag

Playlist: Meet John Field, the Irish Composer Who Invented the Nocturne

Keegan MorrisMarch 16, 2019

Frédéric Chopin’s collection of 21 nocturnes might be the best-known example of the musical form, but did you know the inventor of the nocturne was an Irish composer named John Field?

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