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Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for CAANottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center Theater and a Michael Jackson musical opening soon. -
Rinck Content Studio/Unsplash/Help us build the playlist for our Valentine's Day show by submitting your favorite romantic piece of classical music.
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What does the letter "e" sound like as it's being written down? Capital "A?" The word "steak?" Experimental musician Leah Reid creates new music with the sounds of writing different letters and words. -
Emmy Award-winning composer Stephen Lawrence, who co-wrote songs for Sesame Street and Free to Be... You and Me, died on December 30 at age 82.
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In 'We Stand on Top of the Mountain,' host Jeffrey Yelverton from YourClassical MPR shares music and principles of Kwanzaa to celebrate the holiday. Listen on December 27 and 29.
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It's bad luck if a barn owl lands on your house and doesn't leave. The Swiss ensemble plays a colorful string arrangement of Leoš Janáček's haunting miniature.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Anthony Tommasini, chief classical music critic for The New York Times, about his storied career and pending retirement.
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Forget the diva stereotype: Opera careers are tough, and often strict. But as concert halls reopen after months of shutdown, more than a few singers are showing newfound creativity.
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As health officials sound the alarm about the pandemic's impact on children's mental health, music, drama and other art classes are helping kids adjust to being in-person again.
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Leonard Bernstein composed West Side Story more than 60 years ago — today, we examine that vibrant work through the lens of two jazz artists, drummer Bobby Sanabria and saxophonist Ted Nash.
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The pair took a close look at the subtexts of Euripides' sad, epic tale of Iphigenia — agency, testosterone, violence, faith — and, through a suite of new music, hold them up to the light.
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Discover a broad range of the year's best classical albums, from groundbreaking teenage percussionists and innovative opera singers to fierce orchestral composers and brainy pianists.
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Neuwirth, an Austrian composer and multimedia artist known for works of elemental power, was honored for her opera 'Orlando,' produced by the Vienna State Opera in 2019.
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The Metropolitan Opera returns to the stage after a year of virtual performances. Join Classical KC for the 91st season of Saturday matinee radio broadcasts with new host, Debra Lew Harder. Listen Saturdays at noon for past and present performances from the Metropolitan Opera stage.
