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Live Results: Grammy Awards 2026

Chicago artists Mavis Staples, Third Coast Percussion, and Shawn E. Okpebholo are counted among this year’s nominees.

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 10, 2025

Classical Music Customs Explained

Nighttime at the Grant Park Music Festival as the public gazes upon the striking Pritzker Pavilion, lit in multicolor and with the Grant Park Orchestra onstage. The skyline in the background

Keegan MorrisJanuary 7, 2025

Grant Park Music Festival 2025 Season: Guerrero Era Begins

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Candice AgreeJanuary 2, 2025

In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2024

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Treasured Titles: Exploring the Most Performed Operas of the Last 25 Years

Keegan MorrisMay 12, 2025

At the quarter-century mark, we dig into the data. What are the most frequently performed operas in the US and worldwide?

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

Associated PressMay 8, 2025

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, was born in Chicago in 1955.

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Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera ‘Aida’ in a new production

December 26, 2024

The American soprano, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of Verdi’s “Aida” in 36 years.

Hanukkah Musical Traditions Explained by Rabbi Cantor Michael Davis

Adela SkowronskiDecember 20, 2024

"The music connects me emotionally to those moments each year."

How Handel’s Messiah Became a Beloved Tradition

Katherine Buzard

Handel's landmark oratorio had its fans when it premiered... so why was it so controversial?

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center