Superstitious Minds: Haunting Classical Music Customs

Quirky customs, long-lived legends, and other classical curiosities and superstitions.

Chicago International Film Fest: Music and Arts Screenings for 2024

Delve into the rich legacy of one of Chicago’s most important activist/journalists (through the work of one of its premier sculptors), witness the life of one of opera’s most beloved divas, and take part in a celebration of Black film composers!

Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas

Jolie trained for nearly seven months to prepare for the role. The singing in the film is a blend of actor and the real thing.

6 (+1) Fascinating Premieres You Never Knew Happened in Chicago

For more than a century, artists from all over the world have chosen to give their first performances in the Second City.

Maria Callas: The Enduring Icon

A special program to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of “La Divina.”

Playlist: Soprano Ailyn Pérez Shares the Music and Singers Close to Her Heart

Chicago native soprano Ailyn Pérez speaks to us about some of her favorite Latin American and Spanish music and shares a playlist of influential singers and music.

Meet the Conductor Who’s Resurrecting Maria Callas (in Hologram Form)

With a laugh, Irish conductor and composer Eímear Noone describes herself: “My background is very traditional classical, and my love of all things shiny and new and technological brought me to this world where the orchestra meets technology.” By her description, she seems like a logical candidate to conduct a cutting-edge orchestral recital featuring a hologram Maria Callas.

Maria Callas will return to Chicago in September. No, we’re not kidding.

Maria Callas will return to Chicago’s Lyric Opera House for one night only… in hologram form!

Callas in Chicago: ‘Master Class’ and ‘Maria by Callas’

What a time to be a fan of one of the iconic sopranos of the 20th century! Maria Callas enthusiasts in Chicago can delight in having not one, but two outings to immerse themselves in the life and music of the acclaimed diva.