Joyce DiDonato

Co-host Dan Margolies selects American music from Steven Stucky, John Corigliano, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Ives and Samuel Barber, with whom he has an interesting connection. Plus, we'll enjoy some surprises from Michael Stern and Soloist Joyce DiDonato.

In spite of the pandemic, a lot of great music came out of Kansas City this year. Here are the songs music critic Bill Brownlee was especially impressed with.

If you're looking for a soundtrack for the end of 2020, look no further than this playlist for the holiday season and the best new songs of the year by Kansas City artists.

When opera singer Joyce DiDonato decided to try her hand at singing jazz, the idea wasn't as much of a stretch as it might seem. She says the two genres…

She's taken her craft from Barcelona to Beijing, but this weekend Joyce DiDonato will grace a stage much closer to home.Before the Grammy-winning…

Segment 1: Prairie Village's mezzo-soprano presents music of Berlioz and Bernstein with Kansas City Symphony.Joyce DiDonato has performed on famed stages…

Even Kansas City sports fans love the elite opera star Joyce DiDonato, who grew up in the area and graduated from Bishop Miege High School in…

We air highlights of conversations with performing artists from the Kansas City area who wowed audiences here and across the country. Actress Cinnamon…

Tenor Ben Bliss is considered a rising star in the world of opera. And, like opera diva Joyce DiDonato, he grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas. Bliss…

Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 is joyful and romantic — fitting for the season, as we bid adieu to the bitter winter weather.“It was written when Dvorak…

On Wednesday, NPR released a "Field Recording" of internationally renowned opera star and Kansas City native Joyce DiDonato at the Stonewall Inn in New…

After a social media campaign with the twitter hashtag#LetJoyceSing, a Change.org petition, an invitation from Major League Baseball to sing in Game 7 of…