Understanding young audiences is key to engaging them, say Minnesota Opera staff - but, they add, connecting their art form with new audiences doesn't just mean catering to millennials. Only a small fraction of all Americans attend opera in any given year, so there's room for growth across all demographics.
Record Store Day, April 22, isn't just for fans of Prince and Pink Floyd: classical music lovers can score some rare vinyl as well.
No spoilers! Except the fact that one of the subjects of the podcast 'S-Town' turns out to be a special fan of Giuseppe Verdi - as performed by Andrea Bocelli.
Classical host Bill Morelock shares a reflection on the work of contemporary composer Daniel Gilliam. 'An art song is a gemstone, cut to perfection. That's something we all can appreciate,' Morelock writes. 'It's delicate work, as in our jewel simile, involving subtleties and small details that require attention to apprehend.'
Musical genius is about more than what music you write: it's about when you write it, and where you put it. Philip Glass has been in a lot of the right places, at a lot of the right times, for 80 years and counting.
What's the difference between violin playing and fiddling? Daniel Johnson explains.
How is writing music like writing fiction? Cinda Yager shares her correspondence with composer Conrad Winslow.
The third season of 'Mozart in the Jungle' will be released tomorrow, Dec. 9. Here are ten questions we're burning to know the answers to.
One of the most unexpected developments in recent years is the return of the live theatrical musical to a buzzworthy position in pop culture. What's going on?
The nominations for the 59th annual Grammy awards were announced this morning. Beyonce leads the pack with a total of nine nominations for 'Lemonade,' and many classical artists are honored as well.
This week's top classical music news stories include a new report on the changing finances of U.S. orchestras, the rise of a new leader at Lincoln Center, and a cellist campaigning against brothels.
On Saturday night, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took the stage with the Washington National Opera to perform a speaking role in Donizetti's 'The Daughter of the Regiment.' Her dialogue, which Ginsburg wrote herself, turned out to be pointed.
This week's top news stories in the classical music world include an apologetic ash-thrower, the death of a great pianist, and a literary award for a famed composer.
Professional cellist and best-selling author Edward Kelsey Moore shares a lesson he's learned from a career in the arts that has included work on some failed productions. 'Being a little, or a lot, delusional isn't the sad result of a long career in the arts,' he writes. 'It's one of the prerequisites.' Read and listen to the complete story, which includes Ginger Rogers and legendary director Joshua Logan.
This week's top classical news stories include a composer speaking out against racism in classical music; a piano prize for Benjamin Grosvenor; and a tragedy in the family of one of the Piano Guys.
While political Washington is in a tizzy about the election and what it portends for the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is prepping for her operatic debut in Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti's 'The Daughter of the Regiment.'
Bob Dylan, the Minnesota native who has transformed the expressive possibilities of popular music through his singular career as a singer-songwriter, has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy said the award recognizes Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
This week's top classical music news items include a rare recording of Tchaikovsky's voice, the Philadelphia Orchestra ending its strike, and Homer Simpson visiting the Sydney Opera House.
Today's top stories in the classical music world include the announcement of this year's National Medal of Arts recipients; the death of an acclaimed tenor; and a strike in Forth Worth.
'I built a career of playing and teaching the cello,' writes Edward Kelsey Moore. 'After several years, I managed to find a combination of the two things that provided me with a modest income along with artistic and intellectual satisfaction. Then I wrote a novel...' Read about what Moore has learned while trying to find a way to balance the various pursuits in his life.