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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.

Hannah SchillerMarch 6, 2019

Music of the Baroque Announces 2019-20 Season

Keegan MorrisMarch 4, 2019

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

Hannah EdgarMarch 4, 2019

Students Commemorate Matthew Shepard, LGBTQ Hate Crime Victim, Through Song

Lyric Cancels 2020-21 season

Keegan MorrisOctober 22, 2020

Among the canceled 2021 productions are Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro; and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, as well as a concert tribute to music director Sir Andrew Davis, who concludes his 20-year tenure at the end of this season.

latin american composers: Ernesto Lecuona, Teresa Carreño, and Gabriela Ortiz

Playlist: 19 Latin American Composers You Should Know

Daniel GoldbergOctober 20, 2020

From Cuba to Argentina, Uruguay to Mexico, Latin America has had no shortage of phenomenal composers. And while we are huge fans of Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos, we also love these lesser-known composers — and we think you will, too!

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Pianist, composer Ramsey Lewis to be honored in Chicago

Associated PressFebruary 28, 2019

A jazz pianist and composer is being honored with a lifetime achievement award on the occasion of African-American Heritage Month.

14-year-old flutist Rosie Wang wins 2019 Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition

Michael San GabinoFebruary 27, 2019

Many musicians dream of performing on the stage of Orchestra Hall with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition makes this dream come true for one young musician every year. On Saturday, February 23, four young musicians competed on that famous stage for the opportunity to perform with the CSO during the 2019-2020 season. ...

Unrecognizable: A Stage Makeup Transformation for Lyric’s Elektra

Keegan MorrisFebruary 22, 2019

Richard Strauss's Elektra is challenging, dramatic, and very, very bloody. This thrilling, one-act opera is based on an ancient Greek myth: Elektra seeks her sweet revenge on her mother for murdering her father. Lyric Opera of Chicago's intense production features WFMT host Maggie Clennon Reberg. Go behind the scenes at Lyric, and be astonished as Maggie transforms in hair and makeup!

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff