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Riccardo Muti becomes Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director emeritus for life

The announcement was made on the stage of Orchestra Hall on Friday night after a performance of Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” the start of Muti’s final subscription weekend as music director.

Keegan MorrisMarch 12, 2019

Quiz: Can You Name the Most Popular Operas of the Past 15 Years?

Associated PressMarch 10, 2019

Chicago Symphony musicians on strike after talks break down

A view of the empty auditorium of Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center

WFMTMarch 9, 2019

24-Hour Countdown for Impending CSO Strike Begins

New York Philharmonic cancels entire 2020-21 season

Associated PressOctober 13, 2020

The New York Philharmonic will miss an entire season for the first time in its 178-year history.

Rodgers and Hammerstein quiz with text: how well do you know the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 12, 2020

Think you're a Broadway buff? How well do you know the the musicals of the dynamic duo, Rogers and Hammerstein?

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Pianist Jacques Loussier Dies at Age 84

Keegan MorrisMarch 7, 2019

The French pianist was known for his jazz interpretations of classical music, most famously, the works of Bach in his Play Bach record series.

Music of the Baroque Announces 2019-20 Season

Hannah SchillerMarch 6, 2019

The upcoming season, the company’s 49th, “will be a season of high drama, storytelling, virtuosity, and spiritual depth,” comments executive director Declan McGovern.

How to Make a Baroque Opera Work in the 21st Century

Keegan MorrisMarch 4, 2019

How does an opera written in 1735 hold up today? Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of George Frideric Handel’s Ariodante presents a contemporary perspective on the nearly 300-year-old Baroque opera, with updated gender and sexual politics to boot.

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