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A Music Lesson with Victor Wooten

Five-time Grammy award winner and bass icon Victor Wooten talks about tackling a new challenge: writing a concerto for electric bass.

Associated PressOctober 16, 2020

‘Jagged Little Pill’ leads Tony Awards nominations with 15

Associated PressOctober 13, 2020

New York Philharmonic cancels entire 2020-21 season

Rodgers and Hammerstein quiz with text: how well do you know the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Stephen RaskauskasOctober 12, 2020

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Sing Different: Why the Life of Apple’s Steve Jobs Makes for Great Opera

Daniel GoldbergJune 15, 2022

Steve Jobs gets the operatic treatment with Mason Bates' Grammy-winning The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. We spoke with the composer, librettist Mark Campbell, as well as baritone Edward Parks, who created the role of Jobs.

Met Opera season had no COVID cancellations but sales down

Associated PressJune 14, 2022

The Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of ticket dollar capacity this season as it returned from a 1 1/2-year absence.

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Pandemic help available for Chicago arts, music venues

Associated PressOctober 4, 2020

Chicago officials are encouraging music venues, theaters, and other performing arts venues to apply for financial help as the coronavirus pandemic keeps many closed down.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Well-Tempered Clavier?

Stephen RaskauskasSeptember 30, 2020

Does Bach rock your socks? Do you think you know the music of the contrapuntal master, J.S. Bach, himself? See how well you know Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," one of the foundational works of classical music and of keyboard literature.

Met Opera skips this season, 1st Black composer opens ’21-22

Associated PressSeptember 23, 2020

The Metropolitan Opera will skip an entire season for the first time in its nearly 140-year history and intends to return from the pandemic layoff next September.

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