Stories
Kurt Weill’s final work in Germany was banned shortly after its premiere. Now, 93 years later, Chicago Opera Theater is bringing Der Silbersee: Ein Wintermärchen to Chicago audiences for the first time.
Associated PressJuly 30, 2025
Guy's new album features Peter Frampton and the Eagles' Joe Walsh and arrives a few months after the blues legend appeared in Ryan Coogler's critically acclaimed film Sinners.
Keegan MorrisJuly 30, 2025
The respected Chicago early music ensemble will present four programs between October 2025 and May 2026.
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Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025
Deep dives into composer catalogues this week, with album-length surveys of music by Bach (in two recordings), Brahms, and Satie. Plus a record juxtaposing quintets by Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák. And we hear from contemporary composers Rami Levin and Michael Daugherty.
Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2025
The festival reveals a one-night-only concert featuring some high-powered talent.
Keegan MorrisApril 21, 2025
“For Pope Francis, (the goal) was always to extend the arms of the church to embrace all people, not to exclude anyone,” said Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, who takes charge after a pontiff’s death.













