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Pandemic help available for Chicago arts, music venues

Chicago officials are encouraging music venues, theaters, and other performing arts venues to apply for financial help as the coronavirus pandemic keeps many closed down.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Well-Tempered Clavier?

Does Bach rock your socks? Do you think you know the music of the contrapuntal master, J.S. Bach, himself? See how well you know Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," one of the foundational works of classical music and of keyboard literature.

Playlist: Hate Valentine’s Day? This Is the Classical Music for You!

We can't blame you if you wish you could just skip Valentine's Day. As an antidote for the overpowering saccharine sentimentality of every February 14, we made this playlist of angry, downcast, and downright anti-romantic music.

Playlist: Love Valentine’s Day? This Is the Classical Music for You!

A holiday celebrating love and romance? Sign us up! Valentine's Day only comes around once a year, so now's your chance to get swept away by this playlist of breathtakingly romantic classical music.

‘My dream is for Chicago to be at the forefront of new opera’: Meet Ashley Magnus, COT’s New General Director

"Right now, we're in a golden era of American opera"