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An anguished Gerald Finley, dressed in armor as Antony, holds the limp body of Julia Bullock as Cleopatra in a performance of Antony and Cleopatra

Met Opera Announces ’24–25 Season

Four contemporary operas have their Met premieres.

Keegan MorrisJanuary 2, 2020

Saturday: WFMT to Premiere Two New Programs for Kids and Families

Associated PressDecember 31, 2019

German opera director Harry Kupfer dies at 84

Kylie HarwellDecember 30, 2019

6 Easy Steps to Finding a New Instrument

Behind the Scenes: Artists Share & Sing at Rehearsals for Haymarket’s ‘Orlando’

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2021

WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael visited Haymarket rehearsals, hearing musical rehearsal highlights and talking with two of the production's stars: countertenor Bejun Mehta and mezzo-soprano Emily Fons.

Van Zweden to leave New York Philharmonic after 2023-24

Associated PressSeptember 15, 2021

After six years as music director, van Zweden's will be the shortest tenure of anyone in a half-century.

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Holiday Music: Pianist Inga Kashakashvili Shares a Wistful, Lesser-Known Piano Waltz

Keegan MorrisDecember 20, 2019

In a recent Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, pianist Inga Kashakashvili shared this snowy, evocative excerpt from The Christmas Tree by Vladimir Rebikov.

Video: Music of the Baroque Shares a Louis XIV-Era Take on the Christmas Antiphon