Before he wrote “Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Dummies” and starred in cabaret shows he wrote, Bill Dyszel made a life-changing discovery as a freshman at Palatine High School. “I had no musical ...

This year’s event took place on January 25 and 26th and featured five teams. On Friday night, composers and lyricists (librettists) were randomly paired and given 12 hours to compose 7-to-10 minute ...

The proper etiquette for opera is a little less obvious than the etiquette for musicals and general concerts. So, I did what came naturally -- I consulted "Opera for Dummies" by David Pogue and Scott ...

Trying to understand the depth of opera in one class can be daunting for anybody. Carolina D'Souza gives it a try. Opera for Dummies, the book and the idea, has been exhausted. Yet I find myself ...

Before embarking on an opera tour to Europe, I searched for an Opera for Dummies but to no avail. Fortunately, a friend loaned me The Virgin Guide to Classical Music. So this virgin set off to learn ...

Already the musical leader of the Joffrey Ballet, the Mobile (Alabama) Symphony Orchestra, and the Muskegon-based West Michigan Symphony, Scott Speck was named the new artistic director of the Chicago ...