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Ukrainian opera singer in Japan prays for peace in melody

When Oksana Stepanyuk, an award-winning soprano with the Japan Opera Foundation, performs “Melody,” composed by Myroslav Skoryk, a Ukrainian, her voice turns into a wail of mourning.

Leif Ove Andsnes (Photo: Gregor Hohenberg)

Stephen RaskauskasApril 8, 2016

Leif Ove Andsnes on Becoming Beethoven, Brahms

Stephen RaskauskasMarch 30, 2016

The Truth About the “Worst Singer of All Time,” Florence Foster Jenkins, Told by Her Accompanist

Stephen RaskauskasMarch 23, 2016

Tenor Javier Camarena on His History-Making Met Encore

On the Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary, Hear a Song Cycle Inspired by American Women Astronauts

Keegan MorrisJuly 19, 2019

In February, soprano Tamara Wilson joined WFMT to perform a celestial song cycle composed for her by Chicago composer James Kallembach. The works draw from the experience of women astronauts, including Sally Ride, Sunita Williams, and Peggy Whitson. We're bringing this video back in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Anthony Davis’ The Central Park Five: Opera as Mirror of Modern Society

George PrestonJuly 19, 2019

Classical and jazz composer-pianist Anthony Davis' latest opera, The Central Park Five, with a libretto by Richard Wesley, premiered in June 2019. We spoke with the composer and members of the creative team about bringing the opera to life.

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