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Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Season: Dutchman, Aida, Cinderella, Audra

Next year’s lineup of six mainstage operas offers choices for traditional and contemporary opera fans alike.

Associated PressSeptember 19, 2018

Detroit opera, fine arts champion David DiChiera dies at 83

CAYO musicians perform at Weinberg/Newton Gallery in River North (Photo: Pixelcharge Photos)

Michael San GabinoSeptember 18, 2018

Meet the Youth Orchestra That’s Bridging the Gap Between Cuba and the US Through Music

Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Marco Borggreve)

Associated PressSeptember 18, 2018

‘Show must go on:’ Stranded in Europe, Boston Symphony Orchestra improvises

Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies

Associated PressMay 26, 2020

Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album, has died. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died Sunday at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb was a drummer on the “Kind of Blue” jam ...

A Musical Memorial and Tribute: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach’s Solo Cello Suites Live

Keegan MorrisMay 24, 2020

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform J.S. Bach’s six cello suites live as a memorial for those we have lost in the pandemic and a tribute to the resilience of our communities.

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Russian orchestra hires conductor accused of sexual abuse

Associated PressSeptember 13, 2018

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russia’s oldest philharmonic orchestra says it has hired a Swiss conductor who has been the target of accusations of sexual misconduct. The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra said in a statement Thursday that it has hired Charles Dutoit as its new principal guest conductor and he will start in May next year. Three opera singers and ...

Learn to play harpsichord repertoire on piano with Jory Vinikour

Keegan MorrisSeptember 11, 2018

Grammy-nominated Jory Vinikour shares his advice for how to capture the magic of the harpsichord on the piano.

Hear the Symphony Mohammed Fairouz Composed as a Response to the 9/11 Attacks

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 11, 2018

When composer Mohammed Fairouz isn’t busy writing symphonies or operas, he’s likely writing about international politics for the Huffington Post, On Being, or Foreign Policy.

Midday with Lisa Flynn