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Alexander Hersh, wearing a dark suit and light shirt, poses with his cello

Rush Hour Concerts Return for 2022, Free Summer Recitals Help You Wait Out Commute

With commuting, once again, a part of many of our days, the simple concept of the Rush Hour Concerts becomes vital.

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 21, 2016

Notorious RBG Makes Opera Debut in Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 21, 2016

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

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 20, 2016

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

Meet the Conductor Who’s Resurrecting Maria Callas (in Hologram Form)

Keegan MorrisSeptember 5, 2019

With a laugh, Irish conductor and composer Eímear Noone describes herself: “My background is very traditional classical, and my love of all things shiny and new and technological brought me to this world where the orchestra meets technology.” By her description, she seems like a logical candidate to conduct a cutting-edge orchestral recital featuring a hologram Maria Callas.

‘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 ...

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