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For Soprano Ailyn Pérez, New Opera Roles and New Marriage

For soprano Ailyn Pérez, being rejected by the man she loves is all part of the job. But offstage, she is planning her wedding to bass Soloman Howard.

Stephen RaskauskasDecember 10, 2015

Playlist: Rufus Wainwright’s 3 Favorite Opera Composers

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 23, 2015

Recipes Composed by Classical Composers

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 13, 2015

High Kicks and High Notes in Lyric’s ‘Merry Widow’

Celebrate Independence Day with WFMT!

WFMTJuly 3, 2019

This Independence Day, WFMT will share rousing and patriotic classical works for the whole day — here are some highlights that you won't want to miss.At noon, Music in Chicago shares a recent Elgin Symphony Orchestra performance of "Hoe-Down" from Copland's Rodeo Starting at 1:00 pm, we'll share another Copland masterwork: Appalachian Spring. You'll also hear Gottschalk's The Union, "America" ...

Grant Park Music Festival Chorus Director Christopher Bell’s Top 5 Independence Day Outfits

WFMTJuly 2, 2019

Each year, Christopher Bell conducts the Grant Park Music Festival's Independence Day Salute, and each year, he finds a way to wow us with an extraordinary new star-spangled outfit.

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How ‘Wozzeck’ Changed Opera Forever

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 5, 2015

Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck revolutionized the art form when it premiered in 1925. When Berg saw Georg Büchner’s play Woyzeck, he knew that he wanted to compose an opera based upon it. But an opera based upon this revolutionary expressionist play “demanded a new kind of operatic language as well,” according to The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera. Sir Andrew Davis, music director and principal ...

Masaaki Suzuki’s 8 Tips to Better Your Bach

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 26, 2015

"There are all kinds of ways to play Bach, and that depends on your personality and how you want to deal with Bach's music."

Natya Dance Brings the Ancient Art of Bharatanatyam to Modern Audiences

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 22, 2015

Thousands of years before European ballet was born, Bharatanatyam flourished in India. The ancient art of Bharatanatyam seems to be having a bit of a moment in modern times. Months after appearing in Chicago, dancer Aparna Ramaswamy recently made her debut at the Joyce Theater in New York: one small step for a Bharatanatyam dancer, one giant, dazzling leap for Bharatanatyam ...

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