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Chicago Opera Theater Revives Banned Opera

Kurt Weill’s final work in Germany was banned shortly after its premiere. Now, 93 years later, Chicago Opera Theater is bringing Der Silbersee: Ein Wintermärchen to Chicago audiences for the first time.

Iconic Chicago buildings — including the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower, and the Hancock Center — with happy, multicolored tulips in the foreground

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2025

Playlist: Feel-Good Classical Music

Cavatina Duo — Denis Azabagic in black and Eugenia Molliner in red — pose against a metal tiled wall

Keegan MorrisApril 1, 2025

New Releases Apr. 1: Dynamic Duos

Keegan MorrisMarch 31, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater ’25-26 Season Announced

New Releases Jul. 15: Handel, France, Ellis Island, Elsa Barraine

Keegan MorrisJuly 15, 2025

Two pairs of albums showcase music by George Frideric Handel and works by French composers. Plus, a solo album exploring Hungarian and American music, and a record dedicated to a lesser known 20th-century woman composer.

Playlist: Classical Accordion

Keegan MorrisJuly 11, 2025

Though often overlooked in classical circles, the accordion boasts a vibrant repertoire, from dazzling arrangements of beloved works to original showpieces that highlight its virtuosic potential.

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New Releases Mar. 24: A Kanneh-Mason Debut, Ravel x2, Rare Birds, and More Composers

March 25, 2025

Composer-specific recordings are front-and-center this week, with two foregrounding works by Maurice Ravel, as well as album-length explorations dedicated to Telemann, Franz Schubert, and Georges Bizet. And two debut recordings: by Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and idiosyncratic chamber collective Owls.