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Video: WFMT’s Bach to School Virtual Assembly with the Ryan Opera Center

On May 10, 2022, WFMT General Manager George Preston welcomed Ryan Opera Center performers Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor, and Chris Reynolds, pianist; along with ROC director Dan Novak, for an hour of conversation and music.

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 27, 2016

Joan Baez Talks Trump, Taxes, and Dylan

David PolkOctober 27, 2016

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Reports Ticket Sales Up, Deficit Slightly Down

Carl GrapentineOctober 26, 2016

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‘He groped me’: Singer Says Opera’s Domingo Grabbed Breast

Associated PressSeptember 5, 2019

The glittering production was a high point of the Washington Opera’s 1999-2000 season: Jules Massenet’s Le Cid, about a legendary Spanish conqueror, starring a tenor legendary in his own right — Plácido Domingo, then the company’s artistic director. The opera, also being filmed for broadcast on public television, was unquestionably a career break for a 28-year-old singer named Angela Turner ...

Celebrate Art Song and Living Composers in Chicago and Beyond at this Three-Day Festival

Keegan MorrisAugust 29, 2019

In the eyes of tenor Nicholas Phan, living composers and the classical music genre of art song both face a similar obstacle: they’re often overlooked when it comes to programming and promoting classical music.

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Hear World Premiere by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer David Lang FREE This Weekend In Chicago

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 21, 2016

David Lang (Photo: Peter Serling) It’s not every day you can hear the world premiere of a piece composed by a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer for free. You can hear David Lang’s latest work, composition as explanation, at the Arts Club of Chicago, during its open house celebrating its 100th anniversary this Saturday, October 22, 2016, from 12-5 pm. “One of ...

Listening to Charles Ives Sing Charles Ives Is One of the Most Charming Things You’ll Ever Hear

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 20, 2016

Composer Charles Ives gave us wonderful works for solo instruments, voice, band, chamber ensemble, and orchestra. He also gave us some wonderful recordings of himself performing his own work.

Playlist: 10 of Former WFMT Music Director Andi Lamoreaux’s Favorite Musical Works

Andi LamoreauxOctober 18, 2016

As WFMT’s Music Director, Andi Lamoreaux got to share some of her favorite music with audiences around the world. Here are some of her favorite pieces and performers, along with suggested recordings.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff