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Renata Scotto holds up her hand, mid-song

Renata Scotto, soprano of uncommon intensity, dies at 89

Scotto became a successful director after her singing career.

Associated PressMay 8, 2019

Orchestra searching for child who charmed crowd with ‘wow!’

Keegan MorrisMay 7, 2019

Japan’s New Emperor is a Violist

Associated PressMay 7, 2019

Soprano Lisette Oropesa wins Beverly Sills Artist Award

Montreal Symphony Orchestra Names Next Music Director

WFMTJanuary 8, 2021

Rafael Payare has been announced as the next music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He will begin his tenure in the 2022-23 season

Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions

Associated PressJanuary 5, 2021

The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

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Classically Cuban

Yireen AlbertoApril 29, 2019

Skirts sway at Tio Pedro’s party as my partner spins me to the lively salsa music. Tio Hector then pulls out the congas and maracas, adding flair to the song as friends join in to play along. The floor creaks with the steps of people dancing to the rhythm in the summer heat. Being a first-generation Cuban-American woman of color, ...

Metropolitan Opera fetes Plácido Domingo golden anniversary

Associated PressApril 29, 2019

Plácido Domingo has starred on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for a whopping 50 years — and is still singing, amazingly, at age 78.

CSO Contract Ratified, Strike Ends After 7 Weeks

Keegan MorrisApril 29, 2019

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra strike has ended and a new, five-year contract through September 2023 has been ratified, the CSO musicians and management have confirmed.

Baroque&Before with Candice Agree