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Riccardo Muti gazes pensively into the distance

Muti Tests Positive for COVID, April 5 CSO Concert Canceled

The CSO shares that the 80-year-old conductor is experiencing mild symptoms and is in high spirits.

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 13, 2015

Quiz: Are You Secretly French? You Might Be If Get More Than 14/20 On This Music Quiz

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 10, 2015

“Gopher Tuna” — What ‘Carmina Burana’ Really Sounds Like

Hannah EdgarJune 25, 2015

15 Queer Composers You Should Know

After a 50-year wait, ‘Stonewall’ opera was written in weeks

Associated PressJune 20, 2019

This is the third major presentation of City Opera's LGBTQ series following Peter Eotvos' Angels in America in 2017 and Charles Wuorinen's Brokeback Mountain last year.

Playlist: WFMT Selects Classical Music for Your Serene, Sunny Summer

Keegan MorrisJune 20, 2019

Summer is upon us! Whatever your plans, we have the perfect musical accompaniment: summery classical music selected by WFMT hosts and staff!

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How One Chord Changed the World: “Tristan” at 150

Stephen RaskauskasJune 10, 2015

If you’re a music lover, you may have heard of the so-called “Tristan chord” from Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde. Audiences were stunned to hear this infamous harmony when the opera premiered on June 10, 1865 in Munich, Germany. As Tristan turns 150, let’s take a look at what makes the Tristan chord so unique. The “Vorspiel,” or Prelude, to Tristan begins with with a “dissonant” chord. The terms “consonance” ...