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Ella Jenkins — gray haired woman stands with the ocean to her back

Ella Jenkins at 100: A Timeline

For more than 60 years, the “First Lady of Children’s Folk Music” has used music to inspire and teach children around the world.

Associated PressMarch 18, 2019

La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle

John Field portrait superimposed on an Irish flag

Keegan MorrisMarch 16, 2019

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

WFMTMarch 16, 2019

Spend St. Patrick’s Day with WFMT!

An Opera Without Precedent: Supreme Court Comic Opera Scalia/Ginsburg

Daniel GoldbergNovember 6, 2020

Even though Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg disagreed on many things, what united them was humor and a love for opera. Composer, librettist, and former attorney Derrick Wang reveals how he created an opera about these two influential figures.

With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled

Associated PressNovember 5, 2020

The December 7 season premiere at Milan's La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of coronavirus infections among musicians and chorus members.

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Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano

Associated PressMarch 14, 2019

Winner of last year's Gilmore Artist Award, given quadrennially to a pianist along with a $300,000 prize, Levit is among the most probing young artists in classical music. His website describes him as "Citizen. European. Pianist."

COT Announces 2019-20 Season, Complete Slate of Chicago Premieres

Keegan MorrisMarch 14, 2019

General director Ashley Magnus exclaims that "to ensure that opera stays relevant as a living art form, we must bring contemporary voices, as well as works of international prominence never before seen in Chicago to the stage."

Ravinia Festival Announces 2019 Summer Season

Graham MeyerMarch 14, 2019

Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand,” the continued celebration of the music and influence of Leonard Bernstein, and four films accompanied by live orchestra await festivalgoers this summer at Ravinia, which released its 2019 summer schedule this morning.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff