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

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

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.

Associated PressMarch 30, 2020

Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86

Associated PressMarch 30, 2020

Update: Singer John Prine is in stable condition, his wife says

Keegan MorrisMarch 28, 2020

Happy World Piano Day!

Stream Highlight Performances from WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration

Keegan MorrisDecember 15, 2021

How better to mark 70 years of WFMT than with a party!?

Playlist: 2021’s Top 9 Classical Christmas Albums

Lisa FlynnDecember 15, 2021

2021 was a tumultuous year for us all, but one thing we could count on was some great music.

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Billy Collins Recites his Conversational, Observational, Quirky Poems

Louise FrankMarch 27, 2020

“Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice.” — Billy Collins Billy Collins is a wonderfully prolific, contemporary poet whose brief, poignant, and idiosyncratic word gems earned him the prestigious title of Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. A distinguished educator, he was also named the ...

Michigan regents fire opera singer accused of sexual assault

Associated PressMarch 27, 2020

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents has fired a music professor facing sexual assault charges. The regents acted on the recommendation from University President Mark Schlissel to dismiss David Daniels on Thursday. Schlissel wrote in a letter to regents that Daniels’ “conduct is inconsistent with the character of tenure at the University of Michigan.” ...

A Banjoist Takes on Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1

Daniel GoldbergMarch 27, 2020

What does a Bach/bluegrass crossover sound like? It sounds like pure relaxation.

Midday with Lisa Flynn