Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

We take a look at the arias, movements, songs and dances whose fame has outshone the larger works in which they first ...

Despite inhospitable political conditions, orchestral music and opera thrived in 2025.

Throughout his life, Ennio Morricone felt shunned by the classical music world. But these days his pop-culture cachet isn’t ...

The fall concert season begins not just with the customary Beethoven and Bruckner but also with a great polychrome explosion of music from Latin America. The Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel conducting a ...

From Gustavo Dudamel to Esa-Pekka Salonen to Claire Chase to Peter Sellars, classical music had many bright spots in 2025.

Houston Grand Opera is taking its renowned recordings into the digital realm. The company has partnered with Apple Music Classical for a spate of new recordings of classic and contemporary operas from ...

More than 2,000 children from across Rotherham came together this week to create a new opera celebrating their town’s community spirit. The world premiere of Tales Untapped: A Rotherham Opera received ...

A new opera series is forming in Detroit amid the rapidly growing divide between contemporary and traditional opera lovers, and is throwing down the gauntlet for old-school opera with a classic ...

The beloved holiday classic Amahl and the Night Visitors is set to be presented at the Tri-Cities Opera and will be featuring a performer from Owego Free Academy High School.