Join us on a trip around London, a city with character, landmarks, and music to spare.

The mad scene: one of opera’s most thrilling institutions.

An interview with the soprano in advance of her performances of Haydn’s Mass in Time of War with the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.

Celestial Voices, Fathers and Sons, Baroque Blockbusters and other fascinating fare for the ensemble’s 55th season.

Jane Glover makes her CSO subscription debut, leading the orchestra in a program bookended by Haydn’s Symphony No. 71 and Mozart’s Symphony No. 29. Also on the program, Principal Oboe William Welter solos in Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C Major, and Paul Jacobs performs Handel’s Organ Concerto No. 4 and J.S. Bach’s Sinfonia to Cantata BWV 29. To close, Claudio …

An interview with the British countertenor in advance of his debut with Music of the Baroque.

Sunday, February 2, 2025, is the year’s biggest night for music. Peruse the classical, jazz, contemporary, folk, screen, and stage nominees, and see the winners as they’re announced!

Jeannette Sorrell leads a stylish performance featuring sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, tenor Steven Caldicott, and baritone Edward Vogel. Recorded live in concert.

Handel’s landmark oratorio had its fans when it premiered… so why was it so controversial?

Ton Koopman conducts the New York Philharmonic and vocal soloists Sunhae Im, Andreas Scholl, Jörg Dürmüller, and Detlef Roth, in George Frideric Handel’s Messiah.

The 2025 season will run from March to October and feature an oratorio and three operas.

From all corners of the city and beyond, take part in holiday cheer with a wide range of merriment.

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and WFMT has a feast of musical offerings to make the season bright!

Dive in to the classical, jazz, contemporary, folk, screen, and stage nominees!

An interview with the American countertenor in advance of his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

For the last four seasons, the Second City has been the Cleveland-founded Baroque ensemble’s second home.

An interview with the Grammy Award-winning tenor in advance of his debut with Music of the Baroque.

WFMT is bringing you the fire with a curated playlist of pyrotechnic music.

Summer arts riches — from open air concerts to music legends passing through our great city.

The trio Sonata in G Major by Handel, and a pair of songs from a vocal recital by Jennifer Johnson Cano with Christopher Cano at the piano. Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat Major Op. 47 rounds out this program.

The Loop’s “theatre for the people” presents music and dance titles from October to May.

Every library could use more books! Here are our top books about music for the young and the young at heart.

The orchestra’s slate of seven concerts will kick off in September with “Three Great American Symphonies.”

The countertenor and artistic director of Ensemble Altera shares the group’s debut album as well as his own performances of Handel opera.

Music to set the stage for a remarkable celestial spectacle.