Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
His songs included "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Old Dope Peddler" (set to a tune reminiscent of "The Old Lamplighter"), "Be Prepared" (in which he mocked the Boy Scouts) and "The Vatican Rag."
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Plácido Domingo has coronavirus amid Spain outbreak
The opera star said in a post on his personal Facebook account Sunday that "I feel it is my moral duty to announce to you that I have tested positive for COVID19."
Quarantine Made Musical: YouTube Master Class Roundup
Looking for a productive, diverting way to spend your downtime? Why not hone your musical skills and learn from some of the greatest musicians in the world?
The show will go on. Just from their living rooms.
John Legend, Bono, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Pink, John Mayer, Keith Urban and more have held virtual concerts from their homes as the world continues to practice social distancing to slow the spread of the virus.
Met Opera cancels season, stops pay of orchestra, chorus
The Metropolitan Opera is canceling the rest of its season and stopping the pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at the end of March due to the new coronavirus.
Quarantine Made Musical: Streamable Classical Concerts & Films To Brighten Your Day
It feels like hope and beauty are increasingly hard to find these days. Lucky for you, we've done the searching so you don't have to, compiling inspiring classical, jazz, and dance performances, films, and videos that you can stream for free!
Verdi’s Got Game: Rigoletto’s Got All the Right Moves
Could this 'Rigoletto'-inspired video game be help bring kids into opera?
Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment
From DiDonato's New York City living room, the pair performed excerpts of Massenet's 'Werther' for nearly 90 minutes that were streamed live on DiDonato's Facebook and Instagram pages.
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81
Wuorinen won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music for 'Time’s Encomium,' a four-channel work for synthesized sound that became the first electronic composition to earn the honor.
Calculating Chopin: WFMT’s New Digital Series Demystifies Math and Music
“Contrary to popular myth," Dr. Eugenia Cheng explains, "math is not just about numbers, but about patterns, structures, and logic, and patterns and structures also pervade classical music.”
Video: Pianist Evan Wong shares an all-Chopin Recital
On a foggy mid-March day, pianist Evan Wong took the Preston Bradley Hall stage at the Chicago Cultural Center to share a program of Chopin favorites.
