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Singer driven from Belarus for speaking out tries to rebuild

“It was so evident to all of us that we could not keep silent any more,” said baritone Ilya Silchukou.

Michael San GabinoJune 6, 2017

One of Conductor Manfred Honeck’s Favorite Quotes Might Change the Way You Think About Classical Music

Angelica LasalaJune 5, 2017

Hear Music by Chiquinha Gonzaga, the Brazilian Composer Who Was 100 Years Ahead of Her Time

Daniel GoldbergJune 1, 2017

Playlist: 3 Latino “Mozarts” Classical Music Lovers Should Know

cecilia bartoli new artistic director monte carlo opera

Cecilia Bartoli named the first woman artistic director of the Monte Carlo Opera

Candice AgreeDecember 12, 2019

"I will put all my passion at the service of the Monte Carlo Opera. Taking over the direction of the Monte Carlo Opera is a new stage, but also the realization of a dream," the Italian singer averred.

Joel Thompson, the composer of Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, in a suit and glasses

Composer Joel Thompson On Anti-Police Brutality, Racism Oratorio ‘Seven Last Words of the Unarmed’

Daniel GoldbergDecember 11, 2019

Thompson's 2015 piece brings to light an issue that hits close to home in Chicago and countrywide: the killing of unarmed African American men. Thompson parallels Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ; using the liturgy as a guide, he weaves a piece that prompts conversation about race and social injustice.

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