The Grant Park Music Festival’s podium batting average is impressive, invariably managing to book fine guest conductors throughout its ten-week season Even so, it’s not every summer concert in Chicago ...

For his final program as music director, Thierry Fischer leads the Utah Symphony in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 this weekend. Photo: Marco Borggreve Conductor Thierry Fisher was in a relaxed mood after ...

With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down for a race in the Loop, audience members trying to get to Orchestra Hall Thursday night had nearly as arduous a journey as the one that ...

It’s been 15 years since Sir Simon Rattle last visited Chicago in what would be his valedictory local stand with the Berlin Philharmonic. The British conductor, whose tenure leading the venerable ...

It was “Last call, gentlemen!” Friday night for three of the six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, as that event neared its conclusion with the penultimate concerto night ...

Angel Stanislav Wang performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 on the first Finals night of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Tuesday night in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer After two ...

Flora Hawk and Jonathan Michie star in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s Loving v. Virginia at Virginia Opera. Photo: Dave Pearson Virginia Opera is marking its golden anniversary season in the ...

With medals hanging in the balance, the last three of six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition played their concluding concertos Saturday afternoon in a display of stunning ...

One can’t say Klaus Mäkelä is taking the easy road in his concerts leading up to becoming music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Opening his first Chicago appearance of the current season, ...

Add one, take one away. That’s the background to this week’s New York Philharmonic program. The addition is not just to the orchestra but to the whole classical scene: the return of violinist Hilary ...

Composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Jerre Dye on the film set of Taking Up Serpents, which Chicago Opera Theater will present online in a newly expanded version Saturday night. Photo: Sean Su ...

One Response to “Santa Fe Opera rounds out comeback season with brilliant Verdi and Wagner” Posted Aug 23, 2022 at 1:29 pm by Joe I was in attendance last week for Carmen, M. Butterfly and Isolde and ...