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The number of performers at Milan’s famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close.
Daniel Goldberg | June 13, 2016
Associated Press | January 30, 2019
DALLAS (AP) — A renowned opera singer and University of Michigan professor is in police custody on allegations that he and his husband in 2010 sexually assaulted a singer in Houston. Countertenor David Daniels and his spouse William A. Scott Walters were arrested Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Texas warrants charging each of them with sexual assault of an ...
Associated Press | January 30, 2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra is celebrating 40 years of official U.S.-China diplomatic ties with a new tour.
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Stephen Raskauskas | May 16, 2016
As Elling returned to his native Chicago for performances at City Winery, he spoke about how classical music has influenced him throughout his life.
Michael San Gabino | May 12, 2016
Many musicians have started their careers in Chicago, and some of them have also studied at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago. Founded in 2006, the Academy was established to serve as a training center for gifted pre-college classical musicians. The program is designed for piano and strings. “The Academy was modeled after another program, the oldest of its ...
Stephen Raskauskas | May 9, 2016
At 79 years old, Philip Glass has composed 27 operas. Yet, only a handful have been performed in Chicago, though the composer spent formative years in the Windy City as a student.