Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening.
The healing power of song may sound intuitive given music’s deep roots in human culture. But the science of whether and how music dulls acute and chronic pain — technically called music-induced analgesia — is just catching up.
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Blues & Roots Artist Anne Harris on Alchemy, Music, and Improv
"I made a very concerted deal with myself that I wanted to take the instrument the route of improvisation in the idioms of American roots music, folk music, Americana, blues."
Chopin’s last piano gets its 19th-century features back
The last piano on which Frederic Chopin played and composed is being renovated by a U.S. expert who is giving it back its original mid-19th century characteristics.
Video: Mother-Son Duo Performs Schubert and Wieniawski Classics
Violinist Igor Pikayzen and pianist Tatyana Pikayzen perform two expressive, engaging fantasies.
Met Opera to present Blanchard’s ‘Champion’ in April 2023
The staging follows the success of the composer Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones on the opening night of this season.
Kennedy Center Honors back once more, Biden attends
Honorees include Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, opera singer Justino Diaz, and folk music legend Joni Mitchell.
Opera’s Newest Voice: Meet Debra Lew Harder, the New Host of the Met Broadcasts
After nearly two years, Metropolitan Opera live broadcasts are back. With their revival comes the arrival of a new host: Debra Lew Harder.
WFMT at 70: A Q&A with WFMT’s General Manager and Music Director
As we look back on WFMT's 70th birthday, we sit down with George Preston and Oliver Camacho to discuss the commemorative celebration and their plans to kickstart the next 70 years of WFMT.
Nézet-Séguin to take 4 weeks off from conducting
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, is taking a four-week sabbatical from conducting after a busy autumn and ahead of a challenging second half of the season.
Towering Musical Theater Master Stephen Sondheim Dies at 91
Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died.
Bass-Baritone Ryan Speedo Green Ready for Operatic Stardom
This Met Opera season alone has been an impressive run of roles for Ryan Speedo Green, whose bass-baritone voice and charismatic stage presence unfailingly impress critics and audiences.
