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Hitler offered to make this Jewish composer an “honorary Aryan.” Instead, he immigrated to the U.S. through Mexico.
One of the most popular operettas of all time, The Csárdás Princess, was composed by Hungarian Emmerich Kálmán. Discover his incredible story escaping Nazi persecution by coming to the United States through Mexico.
“Ellis Island: The Dream of America” is a symphonic celebration of America’s immigrants
Over 40% of Americans can trace their family lineage through Ellis Island. Now, there is a symphonic-dramatic work celebrating these vibrant immigrant communities.
At Northwestern University, soprano Renée Fleming tells graduates to “find your voice,” “get out there and use it”
In her commencement address, “the people’s diva” focused on an overarching theme: use your voice. “Find your voice, develop and care for it, and make it heard for years to come."
The science and the magic behind recording live classical concerts
Behind every classical recording and broadcast there's an expert engineer, who combines sciences with, perhaps, a little magic.
How LA’s Street Symphony is bringing music and social justice to Skid Row
Violinist Vijay Gupta is as much an advocate as he is a musician – a powerful speaker on behalf of marginalized communities in this country, and especially for the Skid Row community of people experiencing homelessness in downtown Los Angeles.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Appoints Missy Mazzoli as Composer-in-Residence
Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti has appointed Missy Mazzoli as the orchestra’s new Mead Composer-in-Residence. Mazzoli will write a new work for the CSO, to be performed during the 2019-2020 season, and she will curate the orchestra’s Music Now concert series, plus give guidance for the programming of other contemporary music by the orchestra. Mazzoli’s compositions include two ...
Playlist: 19 African American Composers to Celebrate on Juneteenth (and Every Day of the Year)
Though African Americans have faced oppression throughout American history and the arts, Black composers' contributions to music have been nothing short of history-changing.
President and CEO of League of American Orchestras on the state of American orchestras, need to diversify
WFMT Program Director David Polk discussed efforts of orchestras in the U.S. to diversify, as well as the state of American orchestras more generally, with League of American Orchestras President and CEO Jesse Rosen
Joyce DiDonato: “Without the Arts… Children May Turn To Anger and Violence”
DiDonato partnered with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and dozens of other artists to bring the arts to young people at a crucial stage in their development: infancy. After asking, “Wouldn’t it be beautiful if every new born child was not only given a lullaby when they leave the hospital, but a personal one from their parents?” The Lullaby Project was born.
Romanian drama: the mayor, the soprano and the champion
Romania is gripped by a political soap opera featuring French Open tennis champion Simona Halep, a world-famous soprano, and the mayor of Bucharest.
