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Lyric Cancels 2020-21 season

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.

Stephen Raskauskas | March 18, 2016

“Rhythm is universal”: Tabla Player Zakir Hussain on Music, Politics, & Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Lisa Flynn | March 17, 2016

Playlist: 10 Contemporary Composers You Should Know (…Who Also Happen to Be Women)

Stephen Raskauskas | March 7, 2016

Why Mezzo-Soprano Alice Coote Would ‘Die for Music’

Video: Dover Quartet Plays Tchaikovsky and Dvořák at Northwestern’s Galvin Recital Hall

Keegan Morris | January 15, 2019

One of the world's leading classical ensembles, joined WFMT for a Facebook Live at Northwestern University's Galvin Recital Hall and shared their experience as classical musicians in the digital age.

German opera singer Theo Adam dies at 92

Associated Press | January 12, 2019

German news agency dpa quoted Adam's family Friday confirming that the bass-baritone died Thursday at a care home in his hometown of Dresden.

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Pulitzer-Winning Composer David Lang on Composing for the Silver Screen

Stephen Raskauskas | February 24, 2016

"One of the things I really like about film is the size of the audience. There are potentially millions and millions of people who want to see film, who are open to hearing music, and who know that music can be an important part of the film experience."

Bartlett Sher on Shakespeare in the Opera House

Stephen Raskauskas | February 22, 2016

“Opera is deeply satisfying in a way that Shakespeare cannot be,” stage director Barlett Sher said backstage at Lyric Opera of Chicago during rehearsals for Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.

Grammy-Winning Violinist Gil Shaham’s Advice for Young Musicians

Michael San Gabino | February 17, 2016

Grammy Award-winning violinist Gil Shaham made his professional debut at age 10, an age when most are hardly even thinking about professional work of any kind.

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