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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.

WFMT | February 23, 2023

Watch Star Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden Play Beach & Debussy

Associated Press | February 20, 2023

Anthem for Charles III’s coronation written by Lloyd Webber

Keegan Morris | February 15, 2023

CSO 2023-24 Season Announced: Myriad Guest Conductors as Muti Era Closes

Seattle Opera puts story of Afghan women center stage

Associated Press | February 25, 2023

An opera based on the popular novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns," which is set in Afghanistan, is making its world debut in Seattle.

9 New Chicago Ensembles You Should Know

Keegan Morris | February 23, 2023

Spotlighting a new crop of arrivals to the vibrant Chicago classical music scene.

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Dudamel to become NY Philharmonic music director, leave LA

Associated Press | February 7, 2023

Dudamel is scheduled to conduct three performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony in May.

Still from TÁR (2022): Tár rehearses music newly admitted orchestra cellist Olga Metkina

Tár music supervisor Lucy Bright: ‘It’s rare to have classical music on screen in that way’

Hannah Edgar | February 7, 2023

A conversation with Lucy Bright about the ethical considerations of music supervision, Tár’s most surprising musical Easter eggs, and more.

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's Orbert Davis and Mark Ingram

WFMT Classical Conversations: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

WFMT | February 2, 2023

WFMT hosted Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s Orbert Davis and Mark Ingram, who discussed Davis's Emmy-winning score for WTTW’s DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis, their love of jazz, and more.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff