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A woman in customary dress sings onstage with cast in the background for Treemonisha

Pioneering 115-Year-Old Scott Joplin Opera Reimagined

“We’ve truly made Treemonisha the heroine. She doesn’t need a man to save her. She does everything herself.”

Lisa FlynnDecember 15, 2022

Playlist: The Best Classical Christmas Albums of 2022

A sunglasses-wearing Santa ponders his list

Adela SkowronskiDecember 14, 2022

Quiz: Should These Opera Characters Be on the Naughty or Nice List?

Associated PressDecember 9, 2022

Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians begin 1st-ever strike

Oil painting portrait of Marin Marais, French composer. He is a white man with a round face, wearing a long, curly, off-white wig that falls to his shoulders. He is dressed in a golden coat, and is holding a viola da gamba horizontally across his lap, as if he's about to strum the instrument.

Rare Collection of Flute Music Thrills Early Music World

Adela SkowronskiMarch 21, 2024

The 600-page collection could mark the biggest discovery of flute repertoire in 25 years.

A scene from the Met's Turandot with sumptuous set and costume design

Metropolitan Opera presents semi-staged ‘Turandot’ after stage malfunction

Associated PressMarch 21, 2024

Franco Zeffirelli's staging premiered in 1987 and is among the most lavish sets in Met history, recreating an imperial throne room with 199 people on stage.

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Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

Associated PressDecember 7, 2022

Normally performers like U2 or Knight would be headlining such a show, but during the Kennedy Center event the honorees sit in the balcony and watch as their peers laud them and perform their works.

Lost Stephen Sondheim musical reveals insight into a giant

Associated PressDecember 6, 2022

A copy of what's being called Stephen Sondheim's first original cast recording captures the legendary composer's budding skills in a student-led musical while at Williams College in 1948.

Sounds Classical hosts LaRob K. Rafael and Kristina Lynn

Sounds Classical: New Show Prizes Fresh Takes on Classical Music

Keegan MorrisDecember 5, 2022

"It’s just something you don’t often hear in classical settings. The music ends and we’re laughing. The music ends and we’re singing."

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff