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Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand

The Recording Industry Association of America says record album sales grew a whopping 61% last year — and reached $1 billion for the first time since the 1980s.

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 4, 2016

Baroque Opera Discovered in Bolivian Jungles Has Midwest Premiere

Associated PressOctober 31, 2016

Powder sprinkled into opera pit may have been human ashes

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 28, 2016

Second City and Lyric Look for the Lighter Side of Wagner with “LONGER! LOUDER! WAGNER!”

Valuable Vinyl: How to Care for Your Prized Classical LPs

Mary MazurekSeptember 16, 2019

The multisensory ritual of listening to a vinyl record transcends any digital playlist. And whether they're new or vintage, you’ll want to make sure that your prized classical albums are well cared for.

A globetrotting new PBS series uses classical music to explore countries, cultures

WFMTSeptember 13, 2019

“The goal of the show is very simple,” says the host of Now Hear This, violinist and conductor Scott Yoo. “To make sure that people try out classical music and give it a chance... If you want to get the most out of life, part of it is getting the most out of music.”

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Batter Up! 10 Tunes to Enjoy Between Baseball Innings

Carl GrapentineOctober 26, 2016

Got baseball on the brain? You’re definitely not alone! Here are some tunes you can enjoy in between innings this baseball season.

3 New-to-Chicago Contemporary Operas You Can See During National Opera Week

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 24, 2016

National Opera Week 2016 is from October 28 to November 6. Why not celebrate by experiencing the Chicago premiere of a contemporary opera? You can see not one, not two, but three new-to-Chicago operas.

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

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 21, 2016

Opera lover and Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has appeared in an opera before – at least, in a way. She is a character in Scalia/Ginsburg, a comic one act with words and music by Derrick Wang that had its world premiere in July 2015. But now, Ginsburg herself will appear in a production of Donizetti’s The Daughter of ...

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