July 28, 2021, the 80th birthday of the CSO music director, is Riccardo Muti Day in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proclaimed.

The new company launches with fully staged works by Puccini and Wolf-Ferrari, plus a concert inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.

The Santa Fe Opera’s first performance over the weekend included an unmasked cast and a masked audience.

The CSO announces an array of concerts from September to January.

As Chicago continues its emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, residents can look forward to a relatively normal summer.